Summary

  • 32 European strikers were shortlisted

  • A random draw pitted them head-to-head, for you to ultimately pick your winner

  • Ronaldo beat Henry in final

  • Villa and Rooney out in quarters

  • Mbappe and Shearer knocked out in last 16

  • Kane, Bale and Owen were first-round casualties

  • Get involved via #besteurostriker

Live Reporting

Tom Rostance and Emma Sanders

  1. Cristiano Ronaldo - 437 league goals, 128 Champions League goals

    Thierry Henry - 233 league goals, 50 Champions League goals

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    Shankly 59: Ronaldo surely? If you look at his goal record it is much higher than Henry's.

  3. Voting for the final

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    So there you have it. We're down to the final two.

    Head over HERE to vote from 16:45 BST.

    You have until 17:30 BST. The results will be announced at 17:45 BST and we will crown the winner of BBC Sport's best euro striker.

  4. Or is this Pavel Nedved awarding Cristiano Ronaldo with the BBC Sport's European striker award back in February!?

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    If Henry wins the final, can we get Nedved to give him the 2003 Ballon D'or he stole from him?

    Imran

  6. Was there ever any doubt?!

  7. Henry v Ronaldo in the final!
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    Match 1: Alessandro Del Piero v Thierry Henry – Henry 83%

    Match 2: Cristiano Ronaldo v Robert Lewandowski – Ronaldo 78%

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  8. *Drumroll*

  9. And thank you Jordan, you've given us the perfect opportunity to plug Crouchy's podcast on BBC Sounds!

    Check it out here if you haven't already listened.

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    I am absolutely outraged to see you have missed Crouchy, an absolute machine and more personality than most of these legends put together!

    Jordan

    Now, if it was personality of the century, he'd have a shout...

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    Liana Condor: Where's John Carew? I'm in no means bias as a Villa fan...

    Great striker to be fair Liana...

  12. Mr Cryer has now delivered the results to me via a walkie talkie.

    You'll get the news in 10 minutes...

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    Uncle Nosa: Well Del Piero was unexpected. Otherwise as I expected. Question is will he somehow make the final??? #besteurostriker If CR7 loses to Henry by the way it’s no shame. On his day and in his prime Thierry was as good as any forward that ever played the game.

  14. Andy Cryer is currently cracking the codes, ordering assistants to shout out their tallies while being offered chocolate digestives at BBC Sport HQ.

    (In other words, he's sat in his PJs in his living room, counting your votes with a notepad and pen. Chocolate digestives probably still present).

  15. Votes CLOSED

    That's it. We'll be revealing the finalists in around 15 minutes!

  16. Actually, make that 10 years. He's a machine.

  17. That's the spirit, anon. The best footballers play in all kinds of positions. That's why James Milner will play as a goalkeeper in five years time when he decides he can't retire.

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    The first time I saw Thierry Henry in 1998 he was a winger, so I don't see you can rule out Ronaldo as a striker when they've both played both positions

    Anon

  19. FIVE minutes left to vote. Go, go, gooooooo!

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    Er Shevchenko??? How could to u miss him off? At least a semi finalist

    Anon

    Great striker. He wasn't missed off, he was knocked out by Ibrahimovic in the first round.