*[[Ballon d'Or]] runner-up: [[2003 Ballon d'Or|2003]];<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/europa-poy03.html |title=European Footballer of the Year ("Ballon d'Or") 2003 |work=RSSSF |access-date=23 June 2015 |archive-date=7 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220907075917/https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/europa-poy03.html |url-status=live }}</ref> third-place: [[2006 Ballon d'Or|2006]]<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2006/nov/28/newsstory.sport1 |title=Cannavaro only third defender to win coveted Ballon d'Or |work=The Guardian |author1=David Ornstein |date=28 November 2006 |access-date=23 October 2015 |archive-date=13 December 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181213120759/https://www.theguardian.com/football/2006/nov/28/newsstory.sport1 |url-status=live }}</ref>
*[[FIFA World Player of the Year]] – Silver Award: [[2003 FIFA World Player of the Year|2003]], [[2004 FIFA World Player of the Year|2004]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bonjourlafrance.com/france-sport/france-football/french-football-players/thierry_henry.htm |title=Thierry Henry |access-date=23 June 2015 |publisher=BonjourLaFrance|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150623125411/http://www.bonjourlafrance.com/france-sport/france-football/french-football-players/thierry_henry.htm|archive-date=23 June 2015|url-status=dead }}</ref>
