# Zidane or Thierry Henry? The Greatest French Footballer Debate

- Original post: https://www.twitter.com/i/status/2095382157766135980
- Source account: [@Yakkubkk](https://x.com/Yakkubkk)
- Source language: English
- Duration: 5:22
- Published: 2026-09-03
- Canonical URL: https://www.translate.mom/transcript/0aHPuBiFGAL8/en/zidane-or-thierry-henry-the-greatest-french-footballer-debate

## Transcript

[0:00](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/0aHPuBiFGAL8/en/zidane-or-thierry-henry-the-greatest-french-footballer-debate) Who is the greatest French footballer of all time?

[0:02](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/0aHPuBiFGAL8/en/zidane-or-thierry-henry-the-greatest-french-footballer-debate?t=2) You know that already. Titi.

[0:08](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/0aHPuBiFGAL8/en/zidane-or-thierry-henry-the-greatest-french-footballer-debate?t=8) What? Well- Zidane. That's an easy- Zidane No, no, no, no.

[0:11](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/0aHPuBiFGAL8/en/zidane-or-thierry-henry-the-greatest-french-footballer-debate?t=11) Zidane. You're disrespecting Titi like that.

[0:12](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/0aHPuBiFGAL8/en/zidane-or-thierry-henry-the-greatest-french-footballer-debate?t=12) He know, he know, he knows that. No, no, no.

[0:13](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/0aHPuBiFGAL8/en/zidane-or-thierry-henry-the-greatest-french-footballer-debate?t=13) It's Zidane, isn't it? No, no, no, no. Platini?

[0:15](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/0aHPuBiFGAL8/en/zidane-or-thierry-henry-the-greatest-french-footballer-debate?t=15) Zidane. Don't disrespect Titi like that. It's Titi.

[0:17](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/0aHPuBiFGAL8/en/zidane-or-thierry-henry-the-greatest-french-footballer-debate?t=17) I'm not disrespecting no one. Titi. Let him, let him, let him answer the question, all right?

[0:21](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/0aHPuBiFGAL8/en/zidane-or-thierry-henry-the-greatest-french-footballer-debate?t=21) Henry. Whoa, I got called Henry. It's time to go.

[0:24](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/0aHPuBiFGAL8/en/zidane-or-thierry-henry-the-greatest-french-footballer-debate?t=24) Yeah. It's time to go. Thierry Henry. No, I, this ... It's a tough one for me. You know why?

[0:28](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/0aHPuBiFGAL8/en/zidane-or-thierry-henry-the-greatest-french-footballer-debate?t=28) Because I grew up idolizing being French. Platini.

[0:31](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/0aHPuBiFGAL8/en/zidane-or-thierry-henry-the-greatest-french-footballer-debate?t=31) But I have to go with Zizu. So what do they call this in America?

[0:34](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/0aHPuBiFGAL8/en/zidane-or-thierry-henry-the-greatest-french-footballer-debate?t=34) Candy. Oh, Candy. They're called Candy. I'll take you to the candy shop.

[0:39](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/0aHPuBiFGAL8/en/zidane-or-thierry-henry-the-greatest-french-footballer-debate?t=39) No, it's not the same- That's so different ... it's not the same way.

[0:42](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/0aHPuBiFGAL8/en/zidane-or-thierry-henry-the-greatest-french-footballer-debate?t=42) Oh, okay. No. Is it not? It's not exactly the same thing.

[0:44](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/0aHPuBiFGAL8/en/zidane-or-thierry-henry-the-greatest-french-footballer-debate?t=44) Oh. But it's all right. You know. Oh. Okay.

[0:46](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/0aHPuBiFGAL8/en/zidane-or-thierry-henry-the-greatest-french-footballer-debate?t=46) I was singing lyrics, I was like- Yeah, yeah, yeah, but don't, don't go further.

[0:49](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/0aHPuBiFGAL8/en/zidane-or-thierry-henry-the-greatest-french-footballer-debate?t=49) Okay. Okay? Okay. Big problem. All right, we'll be right back.

[0:52](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/0aHPuBiFGAL8/en/zidane-or-thierry-henry-the-greatest-french-footballer-debate?t=52) Who are we speaking to? CBS. CBS. In America.

[0:55](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/0aHPuBiFGAL8/en/zidane-or-thierry-henry-the-greatest-french-footballer-debate?t=55) Who's in the studio, though? Virgil first. Uh, J- Jamie Carragher.

[0:59](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/0aHPuBiFGAL8/en/zidane-or-thierry-henry-the-greatest-french-footballer-debate?t=59) Jamie Carr- who else? Uh, Thierry Henry and Micah Richards.

[1:02](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/0aHPuBiFGAL8/en/zidane-or-thierry-henry-the-greatest-french-footballer-debate?t=62) Titi, Titi- Quality, eh? I text him, but he didn't text me back.

[1:05](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/0aHPuBiFGAL8/en/zidane-or-thierry-henry-the-greatest-french-footballer-debate?t=65) Who? Oh, tell him, tell him. Yeah, no, yeah, you tell him, no.

[1:08](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/0aHPuBiFGAL8/en/zidane-or-thierry-henry-the-greatest-french-footballer-debate?t=68) Titi, the legend. Why you don't text the man back?

[1:11](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/0aHPuBiFGAL8/en/zidane-or-thierry-henry-the-greatest-french-footballer-debate?t=71) I actually don't have his number anymore.

[1:13](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/0aHPuBiFGAL8/en/zidane-or-thierry-henry-the-greatest-french-footballer-debate?t=73) So text me, uh, I'll go through someone else to get his number.

[1:18](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/0aHPuBiFGAL8/en/zidane-or-thierry-henry-the-greatest-french-footballer-debate?t=78) Well, it's hard to get in touch with you, isn't it?

[1:19](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/0aHPuBiFGAL8/en/zidane-or-thierry-henry-the-greatest-french-footballer-debate?t=79) I don't have his number anymore. No, no, not at all.

[1:20](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/0aHPuBiFGAL8/en/zidane-or-thierry-henry-the-greatest-french-footballer-debate?t=80) I changed my number at the same time, and when I put it, put all my numbers on my new phone, his, his number wasn't in there anymore.

[1:25](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/0aHPuBiFGAL8/en/zidane-or-thierry-henry-the-greatest-french-footballer-debate?t=85) I mean, I mean, to, to be fair, tonight there's been a little bit of a lack of respect from Thierry. I mean, to Virgil van Dijk, CBS, not wearing a tie.

[1:31](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/0aHPuBiFGAL8/en/zidane-or-thierry-henry-the-greatest-french-footballer-debate?t=91) I mean, there's like a little bit of a theme there.

[1:33](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/0aHPuBiFGAL8/en/zidane-or-thierry-henry-the-greatest-french-footballer-debate?t=93) I mean- Mm ... I mean, this is a ... He's a top guy.

[1:34](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/0aHPuBiFGAL8/en/zidane-or-thierry-henry-the-greatest-french-footballer-debate?t=94) He's shown you that respect, and you, you're not getting back in touch.

[1:37](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/0aHPuBiFGAL8/en/zidane-or-thierry-henry-the-greatest-french-footballer-debate?t=97) He didn't text the right number.

[1:41](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/0aHPuBiFGAL8/en/zidane-or-thierry-henry-the-greatest-french-footballer-debate?t=101) But I, I'll, I'll get him. You're actually upset because he's texting me.

[1:44](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/0aHPuBiFGAL8/en/zidane-or-thierry-henry-the-greatest-french-footballer-debate?t=104) Yeah, I know. And you think, "Well, he the legend."

[1:46](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/0aHPuBiFGAL8/en/zidane-or-thierry-henry-the-greatest-french-footballer-debate?t=106) No, it's, it's all right. He's looking, "He's the legend. He gonna text, is that you or me?"

[1:50](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/0aHPuBiFGAL8/en/zidane-or-thierry-henry-the-greatest-french-footballer-debate?t=110) I knew it wasn't me.

[1:54](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/0aHPuBiFGAL8/en/zidane-or-thierry-henry-the-greatest-french-footballer-debate?t=114) Uh, Usman, I'm gonna try speaking, uh, French now.

[1:56](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/0aHPuBiFGAL8/en/zidane-or-thierry-henry-the-greatest-french-footballer-debate?t=116) Wow. Let's see. Let's- Let me see, uh ... let's speak ... "。Qui est ton préféré dans le mission?

[2:02](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/0aHPuBiFGAL8/en/zidane-or-thierry-henry-the-greatest-french-footballer-debate?t=122) Le mission?" Le mission. Wow. Um- Who's it between?

[2:06](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/0aHPuBiFGAL8/en/zidane-or-thierry-henry-the-greatest-french-footballer-debate?t=126) Entre vous et Titi. Oh. Oh. C'est ici. Vous pouvez partir là-bas.

[2:10](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/0aHPuBiFGAL8/en/zidane-or-thierry-henry-the-greatest-french-footballer-debate?t=130) Come on with it. C'est ici. Non, mais j'aime bien aussi Jamie Carragher.

[2:13](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/0aHPuBiFGAL8/en/zidane-or-thierry-henry-the-greatest-french-footballer-debate?t=133) Ah, yeah, yeah, yeah. Micah. He said that he likes Jamie.

[2:16](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/0aHPuBiFGAL8/en/zidane-or-thierry-henry-the-greatest-french-footballer-debate?t=136) Yeah. Usman, Usman. Ah, me? Ah, me? You too, you too, you too.

[2:19](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/0aHPuBiFGAL8/en/zidane-or-thierry-henry-the-greatest-french-footballer-debate?t=139) Saka. Bukayo. Big Mics. Uncle Mics. You know I love you, though.

[2:23](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/0aHPuBiFGAL8/en/zidane-or-thierry-henry-the-greatest-french-footballer-debate?t=143) I love you so much. What a player, what a guy.

[2:27](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/0aHPuBiFGAL8/en/zidane-or-thierry-henry-the-greatest-french-footballer-debate?t=147) Thank you. Come on, let's bring it home now, eh?

[2:29](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/0aHPuBiFGAL8/en/zidane-or-thierry-henry-the-greatest-french-footballer-debate?t=149) Are you lots not fun or not? No. 'Cause sometimes you are, sometimes you're not.

[2:31](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/0aHPuBiFGAL8/en/zidane-or-thierry-henry-the-greatest-french-footballer-debate?t=151) Kyle, I don't wanna tell tales- I love you ... but I do think that- Okay, interesting. Uh, all right.

[2:35](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/0aHPuBiFGAL8/en/zidane-or-thierry-henry-the-greatest-french-footballer-debate?t=155) We've still got more to come from- Oh, the truth ... Virgil van Dijk. What's up? You gate crashing.

[2:38](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/0aHPuBiFGAL8/en/zidane-or-thierry-henry-the-greatest-french-footballer-debate?t=158) It's free. Yeah. I'm coming, guys, but I, I need to get paid.

[2:40](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/0aHPuBiFGAL8/en/zidane-or-thierry-henry-the-greatest-french-footballer-debate?t=160) Is this an audition? Exactly. Is it Christmas?

[2:42](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/0aHPuBiFGAL8/en/zidane-or-thierry-henry-the-greatest-french-footballer-debate?t=162) How the, how the ex-Man United lads- Are you dressed in a red suit?

[2:44](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/0aHPuBiFGAL8/en/zidane-or-thierry-henry-the-greatest-french-footballer-debate?t=164) Yes, I'm a United- Can we, can we mic him? Jamie, give him- Give him that. Did you have a little bit of trouble on the side of the pitch before with a Man- Man City... What was that?

[2:50](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/0aHPuBiFGAL8/en/zidane-or-thierry-henry-the-greatest-french-footballer-debate?t=170) Yes, yes, yes. No, I agree with you. What happened?

[2:51](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/0aHPuBiFGAL8/en/zidane-or-thierry-henry-the-greatest-french-footballer-debate?t=171) No, because he, he was looking at me. He was like, "This is for you.

[2:54](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/0aHPuBiFGAL8/en/zidane-or-thierry-henry-the-greatest-french-footballer-debate?t=174) This is for you." So I came close. I say, "Why you shouting?

[2:56](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/0aHPuBiFGAL8/en/zidane-or-thierry-henry-the-greatest-french-footballer-debate?t=176) Why you are so agitated?" He say, "No, because last year I said that on TV.

[3:00](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/0aHPuBiFGAL8/en/zidane-or-thierry-henry-the-greatest-french-footballer-debate?t=180) I said they themself. That's why they lose against Madrid."

[3:03](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/0aHPuBiFGAL8/en/zidane-or-thierry-henry-the-greatest-french-footballer-debate?t=183) Oh, my God. And I say, "This year they didn't themself, and that's why they-" But that's the truth, Micah.

[3:07](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/0aHPuBiFGAL8/en/zidane-or-thierry-henry-the-greatest-french-footballer-debate?t=187) Well- But you know I'm, I'm a, I'm a honest man. I'm straight.

[3:09](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/0aHPuBiFGAL8/en/zidane-or-thierry-henry-the-greatest-french-footballer-debate?t=189) And after, he apologized, and he said, "Okay."

[3:11](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/0aHPuBiFGAL8/en/zidane-or-thierry-henry-the-greatest-french-footballer-debate?t=191) He said, "Well, we say-" All right, listen, two things: the audition isn't going so well, 'cause we don't cuss on the show. Ap- apologies, America.

[3:15](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/0aHPuBiFGAL8/en/zidane-or-thierry-henry-the-greatest-french-footballer-debate?t=195) But it's not cursing. Boo- booing is not cu- is not cursing.

[3:17](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/0aHPuBiFGAL8/en/zidane-or-thierry-henry-the-greatest-french-footballer-debate?t=197) Oh, never mind. We'll move on from that.

[3:19](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/0aHPuBiFGAL8/en/zidane-or-thierry-henry-the-greatest-french-footballer-debate?t=199) Thank you. Second thing- I, I tell you, you shouldn't invite him ... the truth, ESG, we were talking about it up there, David. Uh, sorry.

[3:23](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/0aHPuBiFGAL8/en/zidane-or-thierry-henry-the-greatest-french-footballer-debate?t=203) Oh, that was worse than Fox. Oh, my G- is she here?

[3:26](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/0aHPuBiFGAL8/en/zidane-or-thierry-henry-the-greatest-french-footballer-debate?t=206) It's okay. It's okay. Sorry, Thierry. Thierry.

[3:27](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/0aHPuBiFGAL8/en/zidane-or-thierry-henry-the-greatest-french-footballer-debate?t=207) It's gonna be David. It's all good. What's going on, guys?

[3:29](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/0aHPuBiFGAL8/en/zidane-or-thierry-henry-the-greatest-french-footballer-debate?t=209) No. Sorry. I- David It's okay. I wanna go back to September the 22nd, 2007. Let's get up. Let's reenact it.

[3:37](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/0aHPuBiFGAL8/en/zidane-or-thierry-henry-the-greatest-french-footballer-debate?t=217) Uh, reenact it? Oh. Yeah. I was like, "You don't want this shit."

[3:41](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/0aHPuBiFGAL8/en/zidane-or-thierry-henry-the-greatest-french-footballer-debate?t=221) He didn't want it. He didn't want it. "You don't want this."

[3:42](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/0aHPuBiFGAL8/en/zidane-or-thierry-henry-the-greatest-french-footballer-debate?t=222) Head the head. Head the head. "You don't want this. You don't want this.

[3:45](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/0aHPuBiFGAL8/en/zidane-or-thierry-henry-the-greatest-french-footballer-debate?t=225) You don't want to tap it in."

[3:48](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/0aHPuBiFGAL8/en/zidane-or-thierry-henry-the-greatest-french-footballer-debate?t=228) Can you do an impression of any of us? Anyway, anyhow.

[3:53](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/0aHPuBiFGAL8/en/zidane-or-thierry-henry-the-greatest-french-footballer-debate?t=233) He wasn't ... No, go on. No, you ... How you say that?

[3:56](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/0aHPuBiFGAL8/en/zidane-or-thierry-henry-the-greatest-french-footballer-debate?t=236) You've done Thierry. What's the scouse one?

[3:58](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/0aHPuBiFGAL8/en/zidane-or-thierry-henry-the-greatest-french-footballer-debate?t=238) I would never have played for Manchester United.

[4:01](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/0aHPuBiFGAL8/en/zidane-or-thierry-henry-the-greatest-french-footballer-debate?t=241) Hey. Hold on. It's not bad. Okay, Big Mics.

[4:04](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/0aHPuBiFGAL8/en/zidane-or-thierry-henry-the-greatest-french-footballer-debate?t=244) Honestly.

[4:07](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/0aHPuBiFGAL8/en/zidane-or-thierry-henry-the-greatest-french-footballer-debate?t=247) You're not from Birmingham. Who is the most famous person in your phone contacts list?

[4:13](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/0aHPuBiFGAL8/en/zidane-or-thierry-henry-the-greatest-french-footballer-debate?t=253) PSG. PSG president. Oh. I have NASA's number in my phone.

[4:16](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/0aHPuBiFGAL8/en/zidane-or-thierry-henry-the-greatest-french-footballer-debate?t=256) He walked away without giving it to you.

[4:17](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/0aHPuBiFGAL8/en/zidane-or-thierry-henry-the-greatest-french-footballer-debate?t=257) Bring him. Do you not remember? I'll get Oxford. Don't you worry about this.

[4:19](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/0aHPuBiFGAL8/en/zidane-or-thierry-henry-the-greatest-french-footballer-debate?t=259) Text him. See you with Becks. N-S-S- Have I got your number?

[4:23](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/0aHPuBiFGAL8/en/zidane-or-thierry-henry-the-greatest-french-footballer-debate?t=263) If you would like to read out. No, I don't want to read his.

[4:25](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/0aHPuBiFGAL8/en/zidane-or-thierry-henry-the-greatest-french-footballer-debate?t=265) It's all here, this. I'm not reading yours.

[4:27](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/0aHPuBiFGAL8/en/zidane-or-thierry-henry-the-greatest-french-footballer-debate?t=267) Is there my one? His. No, just, just read, just ...

[4:29](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/0aHPuBiFGAL8/en/zidane-or-thierry-henry-the-greatest-french-footballer-debate?t=269) Don't read, don't read my bit. You said, "Thank you. It's an absolute pleasure."

[4:34](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/0aHPuBiFGAL8/en/zidane-or-thierry-henry-the-greatest-french-footballer-debate?t=274) Okay. What the hell? I can't. Uh, David.

[4:37](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/0aHPuBiFGAL8/en/zidane-or-thierry-henry-the-greatest-french-footballer-debate?t=277) My wife. Oh. Oh.

[4:41](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/0aHPuBiFGAL8/en/zidane-or-thierry-henry-the-greatest-french-footballer-debate?t=281) He just jabbed that away. I'm gonna try in Italian. Okay?

[4:44](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/0aHPuBiFGAL8/en/zidane-or-thierry-henry-the-greatest-french-footballer-debate?t=284) Okay. Ooh. I'm gonna try, and there is no Italian here written.

[4:47](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/0aHPuBiFGAL8/en/zidane-or-thierry-henry-the-greatest-french-footballer-debate?t=287) Oh. Just so, just so you know. No, so okay. "。Qual è il tuo goal preferito?"

[4:53](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/0aHPuBiFGAL8/en/zidane-or-thierry-henry-the-greatest-french-footballer-debate?t=293) Oh. Bravo. Perfect Italian. Wh- which goal do you prefer, Micah?

[4:56](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/0aHPuBiFGAL8/en/zidane-or-thierry-henry-the-greatest-french-footballer-debate?t=296) You answer in Italian. Oh, no, no, no. I was just saying, "What is your favorite goal?"

[4:59](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/0aHPuBiFGAL8/en/zidane-or-thierry-henry-the-greatest-french-footballer-debate?t=299) Okay. You have to score, whatever. What is your favorite goal?

[5:02](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/0aHPuBiFGAL8/en/zidane-or-thierry-henry-the-greatest-french-footballer-debate?t=302) Well, it's the beauty of the goal, uh, the December 4th, 1994 against Fiorentina.

[5:09](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/0aHPuBiFGAL8/en/zidane-or-thierry-henry-the-greatest-french-footballer-debate?t=309) Wow, you don't remember. What, what time was it? 8:05?

[5:14](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/0aHPuBiFGAL8/en/zidane-or-thierry-henry-the-greatest-french-footballer-debate?t=314) At 23 seconds? No. How was it? How was it?

[5:16](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/0aHPuBiFGAL8/en/zidane-or-thierry-henry-the-greatest-french-footballer-debate?t=316) It was 89 minutes, uh, the, in the afternoon.

[5:20](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/0aHPuBiFGAL8/en/zidane-or-thierry-henry-the-greatest-french-footballer-debate?t=320) At afternoon tea.