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Thierry Henry’s onstage exchange with fellow host Kate Scott became a talking point during the Ballon d’Or ceremony. Henry corrected Scott’s pronunciation of the Socrates Award, and some viewers described the moment as awkward. Harry Kane won the men’s award that night.

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00:01Thierry Henry's banter with co-host Kate Scott at the Ballon d'Or ceremony has sparked criticism
00:07online.
00:08In just a few minutes, and we'll also give out the Socrates award, which was...
00:13What do you mean Socrates?
00:14Socrates.
00:14We don't have any philosophers here.
00:16It's Socrates.
00:17Socrates.
00:18Excuse my pronunciation, everybody.
00:20Yes, Dr. Socrates.
00:20We're not going to debate it.
00:20Trust Thierry to get it right.
00:22So we'll give out the Socrates...
00:23When Henry corrected her pronunciation of the Socrates award, Scott appeared momentarily
00:28caught off guard, then carried on with the presentation.
00:31The moment drew attention as Harry Kane celebrated winning the men's Ballon d'Or.

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