Franck Ribéry

french association football actor

“ Ribéry ” redirects here. For his younger brother, see Steeven Ribéry

Franck Henry Pierre Ribéry ( french pronunciation : [ fʁɑ̃k ʁibeʁi ] ; born 7 April 1983 ) is a french professional football player who plays for and captains Serie A club Salernitana. He chiefly plays as a winger, preferably on the left side, and is known for his pace, energy, skill, and precise casual. [ 2 ] Ribéry has been described as a player who is debauched, slippery and an excellent dribbler, who has great operate with the ball at his feet. [ 3 ] While with Bayern, he was recognised on the earth stage as one of the best players of his generation. The previous amulet of the french national team, Zinedine Zidane, once referred to Ribéry as the “ jewel of french football ”. [ 4 ] Ribéry ‘s career began in 1989 as a youth actor for local hometown clubhouse Conti Boulogne. He left the cabaret after seven years to join professional kit Lille, but departed the club after three years after having difficulties adjusting. In 1999, Ribéry joined US Boulogne, where he played for two years. After spending two more years in the amateur divisions with two clubs ( Alès and Brest ), Ribéry earned a move to Ligue 1 club Metz in 2004. After six months with the club, Ribéry moved to Turkey in January 2005 to join Galatasaray, where he won the turkish Cup. After six months at Galatasaray, he departed the club in controversial fashion in order to return to France to join Marseille. Ribéry spent two seasons at the club, helping the Marseillais reach the final examination of the Coupe de France in back-to-back seasons. In 2007, Ribéry joined german clubhouse Bayern Munich for a then club-record fee of €25 million. With Bayern, he won nine Bundesliga titles ( at the time a Bundesliga record ), six DFB-Pokal, one UEFA Champions League and one FIFA Club World Cup, which include five doubles and one treble, amounting to a then club record of 24 titles over twelve seasons. His shape for Bayern in the club ‘s 2012–13 double winning season saw him appoint aboard Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo on the three-man shortlist for the 2013 FIFA Ballon d’Or. During his long spell at Bayern, Ribéry was besides known for his fruitful partnership with companion winger Arjen Robben —together they were dearly referred to by the nickname Robbery. [ 5 ] [ 6 ] He left Bayern in summer 2019, and subsequently joined italian side Fiorentina, while Robben retired from football. between 2006 and 2014, Ribéry represented the France national football team 81 times. Ribéry has represented his nation at two FIFA World Cups ( 2006, 2010 ) and two UEFA european Championships ( 2008, 2012 ). individually, Ribéry is a three-time winner of the french Player of the Year award and besides won the german award of Footballer of the class, becoming the first musician to hold both honours. He has besides been named to the UEFA Team of the Year and declared the Young Player of the Year in France. In 2013, Ribéry won the UEFA Best Player in Europe Award. [ 7 ] In 2013, he was besides rank fourthly in The Guardian’ second number of the best players in the populace. [ 8 ]

early on biography [edit ]

In a sealed way this accident helped me. As a child it motivated me. God gave me this remainder. The scars are part of me, and people will precisely have to take me the way I am .

—Ribéry commenting on the cable car accident he suffered in 1985 aged two years old. [ 9 ]
Ribéry was born on 7 April 1983 in Boulogne-sur-Mer, Pas-de-Calais and raised in a low-income neighborhood on the fringes of the city. [ 10 ] When he was two years honest-to-god, he and his family were involved in a car accident in his hometown, colliding with a lorry ; he suffered serious facial injuries that resulted in more than one hundred stitches and which left two long scars down the right side of his font, and another across his brows. [ citation needed ] Prior to joining Stade Brestois in 2003, he worked as a construction actor with his father, which Ribéry referred to as a “ learning experience ”. [ 11 ]

Club career [edit ]

early career [edit ]

Ribéry began his football career at historic period six play in the youth segment of amateur club FC Conti de Boulogne-sur-Mer. [ 12 ] [ 13 ] After a seven-year stay, in 1996, he joined professional outfit Lille, who were playing in the second division. While at Lille, Ribéry excelled athletically, but developed academic and behavioral problems, which led to Lille releasing him. [ 12 ] [ 14 ] In 2012, during a press conference ahead of Bayern Munich ‘s Champions League tie against his former clubhouse Lille, Ribéry explained that he was released from the Lille academy after suffering a break elbow and that Lille officials had previously wanted to drop him from the academy for being “ besides little ”. [ 15 ] After leaving Lille, Ribéry returned to his hometown joining the biggest club in the city, US Boulogne. After spending a year in the reserves, he was promoted to the elder team. Ribéry merely made four appearances in his debut season as Boulogne, who were playing in the CFA, the fourthly division of French football, earned promotion to third-tier Championnat National. [ 16 ] In his second season with the clubhouse, Ribéry appeared in 25 league matches converting five goals. Although Boulogne finished 17th, which meant a render to the fourthly division, Ribéry ‘s solid performances earned him a move to fellow National club Olympique Alès. [ 17 ] In his only season at the clubhouse, Ribéry made 18 appearances scoring only one goal. [ 18 ] Following the season, despite finishing safe, Alès were relegated to the Division d’Honneur, the sixth division of French football, by the DNCG after the club declared bankruptcy. [ 19 ] The resulting news led to Ribéry signing with Stade Brest, another Championnat National cabaret. At Brest, Ribéry established himself as a premier player in the league appearing in 35 league matches scoring three goals. [ 20 ] Ribéry ‘s operation and the team as a whole led to the baseball club finishing moment in the league, therefore earning forwarding to Ligue 2. [ 13 ] Despite his success with Brest, Ribéry sought to play in Ligue 1, the top division of french football. His dream came to realization when Metz ‘s director Jean Fernandez took a wish to him and recruited him on a free transfer. [ 13 ] Ribéry merely spent half a temper at Metz, but impressed earning the UNFP Player of the Month in August 2004. He scored his only league goal for Metz on 6 November in the team ‘s 1–1 draw with Toulouse. [ 21 ] His leading play on the right side of midfield led to Metz supporters comparing him to Robert Pires, a erstwhile Metz player. [ 14 ] After negotiations on an extension ended in a deadlock, in January 2005, Ribéry relocated to Turkey. There he joined Galatasaray on an initial lend manage ; the Istanbul-based outfit had the right to pay Metz €2 million to make the move permanent. [ citation needed ]

Galatasaray [edit ]

At Galatasaray, Ribéry was brought in by coach Gheorghe Hagi and appeared in 14 league matches as the club finished in third-place position. While playing for the baseball club, Galatasaray supporters nicknamed him “ Ferraribery ”, in address to his quick acceleration with the ball at his feet and besides “ Scarface ” due to a big scratch located on the good side of his confront. [ 22 ] [ 23 ] [ 24 ] [ 25 ] In the turkish Cup, Ribéry was implemental in the golf club ‘s 5–1 beating of rivals Fenerbahçe in the contest ‘s ultimate couple. He scored the open finish in the 16th minute and besides assisted on another finish. Ribéry was later substituted in the 52nd moment with Galatasaray leading 3–1. The trophy was Ribéry ‘s first major honor. [ citation needed ]

motion to Marseille and CAS regnant [edit ]

Ribéry with Marseille against Lille in October 2005 On 15 June 2005, Ribéry announced that he would be returning to France joining Ligue 1 club Marseille on a five-year contract, plus reuniting with former director Jean Fernandez. The act was considered surprise to Galatasaray as Ribéry had three years remaining on his contract after the club paid Metz €2 million to make the loanword move permanent on 30 March. [ 26 ] Ribéry argued that he had not been paid his wages by the club and asked FIFA, the sport ‘s governing soundbox, to invalidate his narrow. He besides confirmed that, at one point during the season, he was threatened with a baseball bat by his early agent and a Galatasaray director. [ 27 ] A day after announcing his move, Galatasaray officials and coach Eric Gerets blasted the musician for betraying the club and besides announced their intent to ask FIFA to probe the site. [ 26 ] [ 28 ] In July 2005, FIFA ruled in favor of Ribéry and dismissed Galatasaray ‘s claims of the musician being at fault. In reply, the turkish club announced their decisiveness to challenge FIFA ‘s opinion by appealing to the international Court of Arbitration for Sport. On 25 April 2007, their appeal was dismissed by the court, who declared in a statement that Ribéry had terminated his contract with the turkish club at the end of the 2004–05 season on equitable grounds, and that Galatasaray was therefore not entitled to any recompense. Galatasaray had sought €10 million in compensation from Marseille. [ 29 ]

2005–06 temper [edit ]

Upon his arrival, Ribéry was handed the count 7 shirt and made his debut on 30 July 2005 in a 2–0 get the better of to Bordeaux collecting a yellow card. [ 30 ] On 17 September, he scored his first goal for the golf club in their 2–1 victory over Troyes. [ 31 ] Two weeks later, Ribéry netted goals in back-to-back matches in victories over his former golf club Metz and Nice. [ 32 ] [ 33 ] On 19 November, Ribéry scored the game-winning goal in a 2–1 win over Nantes. [ 34 ] The finish, scored from about 35 metres ( 1,400 in ) out, was by and by voted the goal of the season by supporters. [ 35 ] In the Coupe de France, Ribéry performed well scoring a duplicate against Le Havre and scoring the open goal in Marseille ‘s 3–1 semi-final victory over Rennes. The winnings pushed Marseille through to the 2006 concluding, where they faced Le Classique rivals Paris Saint-Germain, which merited Ribéry his second back-to-back cup final examination appearance. unfortunately, Marseille faltered losing 2–1 to the parisian clubhouse. In Europe, Ribéry scored two goals in the UEFA Intertoto Cup against italian club Lazio and spanish kit Deportivo de La Coruña. In the UEFA Cup, he scored one goal converting it in the second peg of Marseille ‘s Round of 32 bind with Premier League golf club Bolton Wanderers. Ribéry was later named the National Union of Professional Footballers ( UNFP ) Young Player of the Year. [ citation needed ]

2006–07 season [edit ]

Following Ribéry ‘s success internationally at the 2006 FIFA World Cup, a invite war occurred in order to obtain his services with English club Arsenal initially offering €15 million for the player. however, Arsenal would be trumped by spanish club Real Madrid, who offered €30 million for the Frenchman, according to Marseille directors. [ 36 ] Rivals Olympique Lyonnais besides sought Ribéry ‘s services, with president Pape Diouf accusing Jean-Michel Aulas of tapping-up Ribéry after it was discovered that the Lyon chair visited the France national team and Ribéry himself during the 2006 FIFA World Cup. [ 37 ] Diouf later threatened to report Aulas to the Ligue de Football Professionnel ( LFP ) for his actions. [ 38 ] He went deoxyadenosine monophosphate far as to accuse Ribéry ‘s erstwhile agent, Bruno Heiderscheid, of badly advising the player. [ 39 ] Marseille continued to declare him off-limits with closely four years remaining on Ribéry ‘s contract. [ 40 ] On 11 August 2006, Ribéry confirmed his intention to remain with the golf club for the 2006–07 temper. [ 41 ]
Ribéry ‘s now heightened popularity see increased speculation from writers and supporters that Marseille would last win their first league title since the 1991–92 season. He began the 2006–07 political campaign on a high notice, scoring in the club ‘s second pit of the season against Auxerre in a 3–0 victory. [ 42 ] On 11 November 2006, Ribéry suffered a unplayful groin wound in Marseille ‘s 1–0 loss to Lille. [ 43 ] The result injury meant Ribéry was out for a numeral of weeks, returning following the winter break. On his refund in January, Ribéry netted two goals in another win over Auxerre. [ 44 ] The following month, Ribéry suffered a fracture metrical foot in a match against Toulouse. [ 45 ] The injury required him to miss four league matches, a well as a Coupe de France match. In April 2007, Ribéry finished the league season by scoring in back-to-back weeks against Sochaux in a 4–2 win and Monaco in another victory. [ 46 ] [ 47 ] In the Coupe de France, Marseille again reached the final examination with Ribéry, for the second square season, putting them there scoring the game-winning goal in a 3–0 semi-final gain over Nantes. In the final, Marseille were arduous favourites over Sochaux, a team they had completely dominated equitable 12 days prior. however, Sochaux recorded an broken victory defeating Marseille 5–4 on penalties after the meet ended 2–2 following excess meter. Ribéry ‘s final match with Marseille was a 1–0 acquire over Sedan on the concluding meet day of the temper. [ 48 ] The victory secured second gear seat for Marseille and was their best stopping point since finishing runner-up to Bordeaux during the 1998–99 season. Following the season, Ribéry was awarded the french Player of the year by french sports publication France Football. The honor ended the four-year reign of Thierry Henry. [ 49 ]

Bayern Munich [edit ]

2007–08 temper [edit ]

On 7 June 2007, german club Bayern Munich announced that they had reached an agreement with Marseille for the remove of Ribéry, with the actor agreeing to a four-year conduct and Bayern paying Marseille a then club-record €25 million. [ 50 ] Ribéry was given the number 7 shirt, which was freed up due to the retirement of midfielder Mehmet Scholl at the end of the former season. [ 51 ] He made his team debut one calendar month late, scoring doubly in an 18–0 friendly cream of Munich youth side FT Gern. Ribéry made his competitive debut for Bayern on 21 July 2007 against Werder Bremen in the first round of the Premiere Ligapokal, scoring doubly and besides assisting on another in a 4–1 victory. [ 52 ] In the semifinals, he netted an early finish in a 2–0 win over defending champions VfB Stuttgart. [ 53 ] Due to an wound, Ribéry was ineffective to play in the final, which Bayern won .
Ribéry playing keepie uppie at a training session with Bayern Munich Ribéry scored his first league goal for the club on 18 August in a 4–0 gloat over Bremen converting a penalty in the 31st minute. [ 54 ] He went scoreless in the league for about two months before scoring a goal and providing the assist on Bayern ‘s early finish in a 2–1 winnings over VfL Bochum. [ 55 ] A calendar month former, Ribéry recorded this feat again, providing the assist on the open goal scored by Miroslav Klose and scoring the crippled winning goal in a 2–1 succeed over VfL Wolfsburg. [ 56 ] In the german Cup, he recorded two goals and provided four assists in five matches Bayern contested. He netted his first finish in the competition on 27 February 2008 in Bayern ‘s acquire over inner-city rivals 1860 Munich, with Ribéry converting the lone goal, a punishment, in the final minute of extra fourth dimension. [ 57 ] In the semi-finals, Ribéry scored the afford finish in Bayern ‘s 2–0 gain over Wolfsburg, which resulted in the clubhouse qualifying for the final against Borussia Dortmund. [ 58 ] In the DFB-Pokal final, Ribéry assisted on Luca Toni ‘s opener in the 11th moment in a match Bayern won 2–1, thus claiming their 14th cup title. [ 59 ] In the UEFA Cup, Bayern reached the semi-finals, with Ribéry scoring three goals in the competition, including one in the Germans ‘ comeback acquire over spanish club Getafe in the quarter-finals. In entire, Ribéry appeared in 46 matches scoring 16 goals and assisting on 17 goals as Bayern won the league and cup doubling. For his efforts, on 8 June 2008, Ribéry was named the 2007–08 Footballer of the Year ( Germany ). [ 60 ] He was besides named French Player of the year for the second straight season. [ 61 ]

2008–09 season [edit ]

ascribable to tearing ligaments in his ankle at Euro 2008, Ribéry began the season with Bayern on 24 September 2008 in a DFB-Pokal match against 1. FC Nürnberg, appearing as a ersatz in the sixty-fifth moment. [ 62 ] He made his league introduction three days late and, after a month of play, scored his first goal of the season in Bayern ‘s 4–2 comeback winnings over VfL Wolfsburg. [ 63 ] Following the match, Ribéry scored in five-straight league matches, with the golf club going undefeated in that bridge. On 10 December, Ribéry capped the 2008 dowry of the temper by scoring a goal and providing assists on the other two in Bayern ‘s 3–2 victory over Lyon in the Champions League. For his performances throughout 2008, Ribéry finished third behind Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi for the Onze d’Or. He was shortlisted by the french magazine France Football for the 2008 Ballon d’Or award, [ 64 ] won by Cristiano Ronaldo. Ribéry ‘s 2009 debut saw Bayern earn a 5–1 german Cup acquire over VfB Stuttgart, with the musician grade and besides providing an serve. [ 65 ] On 24 February 2009, he scored a double in the club ‘s 5–0 succeed over Sporting CP in the first base leg of their Round of 16 clash. [ 66 ] Bayern were former eliminated 5–1 on aggregate by spanish champions Barcelona in the following circle, with Ribéry scoring a consolation goal in the irregular stage in a 1–1 pull at the Allianz. [ 67 ] In the league, Bayern failed to defend their Bundesliga deed, despite suffering kill only doubly in their final 13 matches, losing out to Wolfsburg. Ribéry ended the temper with 36 sum appearances scoring 14 goals and providing 19 assists. [ citation needed ]

2009–10 season [edit ]

I hope he stays. For me, he ’ s up there with Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo as one of the best players in the universe .

—Former Bayern Munich actor and president Franz Beckenbauer, on Ribéry ‘s future with the club. [ 68 ]
Following the 2008–09 season, constant meditation began to surface regarding Ribéry ‘s handiness on the transportation commercialize. Despite Bayern president Uli Hoeneß, executive Karl-Heinz Rummenigge and new director Louis van Gaal declaring that Ribéry would not be sold, numerous media outlets declared that English clubs Chelsea and Manchester United, spanish clubs Barcelona and Real Madrid, and italian kit Inter Milan had impregnable pastime in the actor, with many of the clubs uncoerced to offer adenine much as €65 million for his services. [ 69 ] [ 70 ] [ 71 ] [ 72 ] In order to quell the concern, Hoeneß declared that Ribéry would leave for nothing less than €100 million. [ 73 ] Ribéry began the 2009–10 season struggling with tendinitis in his left stifle, but was healthy enough to start the temper scoring his beginning goal in a 5–1 victory against rivals Borussia Dortmund, converting a rid kick. [ 74 ] [ 75 ] The finish was luminary in depart due to Ribéry ‘s celebration subsequently ; following his conversion, Ribéry ran across the plain eluding respective celebratory teammates and sky-high jumped into his director Louis vanguard Gaal ‘s expect arms. [ 76 ] The common show of admiration ended speculation by the media of the two having a inadequate relationship. [ 77 ] In early October, the tendinitis began to affect his play, which resulted in Ribéry missing the perch of the year, arsenic well as France ‘s World Cup playoff tie with the Republic of Ireland. [ 78 ] On 23 January 2010, Ribéry returned to the team, making an appearance as a substitute in the club ‘s 3–2 league win over Werder Bremen. [ 79 ] Ribéry ‘s first base goal of the fresh year came on 10 February score in Bayern ‘s 6–2 DFB-Pokal victory over SpVgg Greuther Fürth. [ 80 ] On 31 March, he scored the equalising finish in Bayern ‘s 2–1 first stage succeed over English club Manchester United in the Champions League quarter-finals after converting a free kick, which deflected off of striker Wayne Rooney before going into the web. [ 81 ] In the club ‘s ensuing match, Ribéry scored the orifice goal in the team ‘s 2–1 victory over Schalke 04. [ 82 ]
Ribéry playing for Bayern in 2009 On 20 April, Ribéry was sent off by reviewer Roberto Rosetti in the club ‘s first peg Champions League semi-final against Lyon after being adjudged to have committed dangerous foul looseness on Lyon striker Lisandro López. [ 83 ] The expulsion resulted in Ribéry missing the second gear peg in Lyon, which Bayern won to advance to the UEFA Champions League final. [ 84 ] On 28 April, Ribéry was handed a three-match suspension by UEFA ‘s Control and Disciplinary Body for assault. [ 85 ] The pause meant that Ribéry would miss the final. Following the opinion, Bayern Munich announced their purpose to appeal the suspension. [ 86 ] On 5 May, the club ‘s appeal was heard by the UEFA Appeals Body, which upheld Ribéry ‘s ban intend he would not alone miss the final on 22 May, but besides the following UEFA golf club rival fixture for which he is eligible. [ 87 ] immediately after the predominate, however, Bayern responded by announcing their intention of appealing to the Court of Arbitration for Sport. [ 88 ] On 15 May, Ribéry scored the one-third goal in Bayern ‘s 4–0 acquire over Werder Bremen in the 2009–10 edition of the DFB-Pokal final examination. Two days late, Ribéry ‘s appeal was heard by the Court of Arbitration for Sport and was dismissed mean he was officially ruled out of the UEFA Champions League final against Inter Milan on 22 May. [ 89 ] [ 90 ] [ 91 ] Bayern Munich lost the match 2–0. [ 92 ] On 20 May, it was announced by german newspaper Bild that Ribéry had agreed to a new five-year shrink with Bayern Munich and would sign the contract upon his arrival in Madrid to watch his teammates contest the Champions League final. [ 93 ] On 23 May, the day after the concluding, the clubhouse formally confirmed the agreement. [ 94 ] The new deal tied Ribéry to the golf club until 2015 and, though there is uncertainty regarding the annual wage, it has been speculated that the newly deal pays him an annual wage of €10 million a year, the highest annual wage ever awarded to a player in the club ‘s history. [ 95 ]

2010–11 temper [edit ]

Ribéry began the 2010–11 season healthy for the first time since his debut temper with the club. He was among the first World Cup players to arrive to pre-season prepare and made his season introduction on 16 August 2010 in Bayern ‘s 4–0 victory over Germania Windeck in the first turn of the DFB-Pokal. In the match, Ribéry scored his first goal of the temper. [ 96 ] Four days late, he assisted on the game-winning goal, scored by Bastian Schweinsteiger, in the team ‘s opening league match against VfL Wolfsburg. [ 97 ] On 21 September, Ribéry was forced to leave the team ‘s 2–1 succeed over 1899 Hoffenheim after suffering an ankle injury. [ 98 ] The injury was discovered to be dangerous and Ribéry was ruled out for four weeks. [ 99 ] Despite the initial diagnosis, Ribéry missed two months and returned to the team on 14 November in a league match against 1. FC Nürnberg. [ 100 ] A week late, Ribéry was criticised by director Louis avant-garde Gaal for his performance in a friendly match against SpVgg Unterhaching, which was organised to help Ribéry and other hurt first-team players regain entire fitness. Though Van Gaal was disappointed in respective of his players ‘ performances, he singled out Ribéry, submit, “ he [ Ribéry ] did n’t make any campaign and showed no commitment. ” [ 101 ] Ribéry did, however, remain in controversy to appear in the team ‘s future league match against Bayer Leverkusen. He subsequently appeared in the couple as a utility in the 61st minute. [ 102 ] On 8 December, Ribéry scored a double in a 3–0 victory over swiss golf club Basel in the Champions League. [ 103 ] On 15 January, in Bayern ‘s first league pit following the winter demote against Wolfsburg, Ribéry suffered a lower leg injury in the first half as a resultant role of a harness by brazilian midfielder Josué. [ 104 ] initial media reports described the injury as good with Ribéry possibly having to undergo surgery to repair torn ligaments. [ 105 ] [ 106 ] After far medical analysis, however, the injury was only reduced to a twist and Ribéry subsequently missed two weeks. [ 107 ] He returned to the team on 5 February in a league catch against 1. FC Köln. [ 108 ] On 12 February, Ribéry assisted on two goals in a 4–0 gain over 1899 Hoffenheim. [ 109 ] Following the team ‘s 3–1 league acquire over Mainz 05 on 19 February, Ribéry embarked on a stripe in which he charted a statistical output in Bayern ‘s next five league matches. On 26 February, he assisted on the team ‘s entirely goal in its 3–1 defeat against rivals Borussia Dortmund. [ 110 ] In the adjacent pit, against Hannover 96, he repeated his feat from the previous match assisted on an Arjen Robben goal in another defeat. [ 111 ] On 12 March, Ribéry had arguably his best performance of the season after scoring a finish and providing three assists in a 6–0 hammer of Hamburger SV. [ 112 ] In Bayern ‘s following match against SC Freiburg, he assisted on the team ‘s open goal, scored by Mario Gómez, and then netted the game-winning goal two minutes from clock time in a 2–1 win. [ 113 ] Against Borussia Mönchengladbach on 2 April, Ribéry assisted on the only finish of the equal, which was converted by Robben. [ 114 ] The streak ended in the team ‘s 1–1 draw with 1. FC Nürnberg on 11 April. [ 115 ] Six days belated, Ribéry scored the final goal in a 5–1 sweeping of Bayer Leverkusen. [ 116 ] [ 117 ]

2011–12 season [edit ]

anterior to the begin of the 2011–12 season, Ribéry suffered an ankle wound during a pre-season train school term, which resulted in the player being carried from the prepare ground by members of the club ‘s medical team. [ 118 ] Despite the player himself fearing he may have torn ligaments in the ankle, after an examination, baseball club doctors revealed that the injury was not arsenic serious as first opinion, and Ribéry missed only one competitive match, a 3–0 DFB-Pokal away win over Eintracht Braunschweig on 1 August 2011. [ 119 ] [ 120 ] Ribéry made his temper debut a week late in Bayern ‘s opening league match of the temper, playing the stallion match in a 1–0 loss to Borussia Mönchengladbach. [ 121 ] In the comply week, he assisted on the game-winning goal, scored by Luiz Gustavo, in a acquire over VfL Wolfsburg. [ 122 ] Ribéry scored his first finish of the political campaign in the team ‘s following league match against Hamburger SV. [ 123 ] Bayern won the match 5–0. Following the international break, on 10 September, he scored a double and assisted on a goal in a 7–0 home victory over SC Freiburg. [ 124 ] A week belated, Ribéry assisted on both team goals in a shutout win over Schalke 04. [ 125 ]
Following the October external pause, Ribéry manufactured another statistical output after scoring and assisting on two goals in a 4–0 acquire over Hertha BSC. [ 126 ] On 29 October, he scored the game-winning finish in a 2–1 winnings over FC Augsburg. [ 127 ] In the UEFA Champions League, Ribéry scored his beginning goal in the contest on 22 November against spanish club Villarreal in the group phase. He scored one goal in each one-half to give Bayern a 3–1 acquire, which allowed the clubhouse progress to the UEFA Champions League knockout phase. [ 128 ] On 3 December, Ribéry scored another determine of goals in a 4–1 win against Werder Bremen. The league win re-inserted Bayern back into first-place position in the league after momentarily losing the spot in late November. [ 129 ] After failing to score a goal in two months, on 8 February 2012 Ribéry scored the game-winning goal in a 2–0 acquire over VfB Stuttgart in the quarter-finals of the DFB-Pokal. [ 130 ] The goal resulted in Ribéry seduce in every official competition Bayern Munich has participated in since he joined the clubhouse in 2007. On 26 February, Ribéry scored two goals in a shutout acquire over Schalke 04. [ 131 ] Two weeks late, in a 7–1 thrash of 1899 Hoffenheim, he scored another goal and assisted on goals scored by Toni Kroos, Arjen Robben and Mario Gómez. [ 132 ] In the semi-finals of the DFB-Pokal, Ribéry scored the second finish in the team ‘s 4–2 extra time winnings over Borussia Mönchengladbach. The win took Bayern Munich to its eighteenth german Cup concluding. [ 133 ] On 17 April, Ribéry scored Bayern ‘s first step finish in its 2–1 first gear stage victory over spanish golf club Real Madrid in the semi-finals of the Champions League. [ 134 ] Two days after the meet, it was reported by german publication Sport Bild that Ribéry was involved in a dress room contend during half-time of the Madrid couple with Arjen Robben. [ 135 ] The report card stated that “ a clear-the-air converge was held ” and Ribéry was “ said to have apologized and accepted a fine for his actions ”. [ 136 ] In the team ‘s ensuing match against Werder Bremen, Ribéry appeared as a substitute and scored the game-winning goal in the 90th minute. [ 137 ] On 12 May 2012, Ribéry scored in the 2012 DFB-Pokal Final, as Bayern lost 5–2 against rivals Borussia Dortmund. In extra time of the 2012 UEFA Champions League Final, he was subbed out after sustaining an wound from a tackle by Didier Drogba. Bayern finally lost in a penalty gunfight. [ 138 ]

2012–13 temper [edit ]

Ribéry with Bayern in January 2013 Ribéry started the 2012–13 season by winning the 2012 DFL-Supercup against Borussia Dortmund on 12 August 2012. He scored two goals in a 2–0 victory over Hoffenheim on 6 October. [ 139 ] Ribery scored a late minute goal against BATE Borisov in the Champions League, but the equal ended a 3–1 loss for Bayern. [ 140 ] On 20 October, Ribery provided hat-trick of assists in a 5–0 win over Fortuna Düsseldorf. [ 141 ] On 18 December, Ribéry was shown a straight red card after slapping Augsburg ‘s midfielder Koo Ja-cheol during the DFB Pokal round of 16 meet, but that did not stop his side from winning the match 2–0. [ 142 ] He was given two-match suspension in the Pokal causing him to miss the quarter-final equal against Borussia Dortmund and the semi-final match against VFL Wolfsburg even though his side won both of the matches and made it through to the final. [ 143 ]

2013–14 season [edit ]

On 10 August 2013, Ribéry provided one aid to his teammate Arjen Robben in their inaugural Bundesliga bet on of the season as they won the game with a 3–1 victory over Borussia Mönchengladbach. [ 146 ] Ribéry scored his first header in a 2–0 victory over 1. FC Nürnberg on 24 August. [ 147 ] On 29 August, Ribéry won the UEFA Best Player in Europe Award. [ 7 ] On 30 August, Ribéry scored a 47th-minute goal against Chelsea in the 2013 UEFA Super Cup as his slope won the UEFA Super Cup deed for the first clock time in their club ‘s history after winning in the punishment shoot-out. [ 148 ] On 21 December, Ribéry was awarded the Golden Ball for being the best musician of the tournament after his side won the FIFA Club World Cup style for the inaugural fourth dimension in club ‘s history by beating Raja Casablanca 2–0 victory in the final examination. [ 149 ] [ 150 ] On 13 January 2014, he placed third in the 2013 FIFA Ballon d’Or, behind Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi. [ 151 ] On 7 February, Ribéry suffered burst blood vessel in his buttock which kept him out of the lurch for two weeks. [ 152 ] On 25 March, he scored in a 3–1 acquire over Hertha BSC as Bayern were confirmed as Bundesliga champions. [ 153 ]

2014–15 season [edit ]

On 18 October 2014, Ribéry made his return after suffering from a knee injury as a substitute in the 61st hour in a 6–0 home victory over Werder Bremen. [ 154 ] [ 155 ] Ribéry scored each goal in both the matches against A.S. Roma in the UEFA Champions League group stage, Bayern won 7–1 in the first match and 2–0 in the moment match. [ 156 ] [ 157 ] He made an impressive operation and scored a goal in his beginning get down for the cabaret since April 2014 in a 3–1 victory over Hamburger SV in the DFB-Pokal on 30 October. [ 158 ] Ribéry scored his hundredth goal for Bayern and the merely goal of the match in 1–0 victory over Bayer Leverkusen on 6 December. [ 159 ] The goal happened in his 287th competitive equal for Bayern. [ 160 ] In January 2015, he suffered another injury which was brawn injury in aim and missed lone three matches against VfL Wolfsburg, Schalke 04 and VfB Stuttgart. [ 161 ] On 27 March, Ribéry then suffered an ankle injury in a 7–0 home victory over Shakhtar Donetsk in the UEFA Champions League 2nd branch match of the Round of 16 bind and was sidelined for the persist of the season. [ 162 ] He scored nine goals and provided seven assists in this season. [ 163 ]

2015–16 temper [edit ]

On 2 December 2015, Ribéry trained with the first team for the first clock since his injury in March 2015. [ 164 ] On 5 December, he made his first base appearance since his ankle injury as a substitute coming in for Robert Lewandowski and besides scored a goal after six minutes of his appearance, but that did n’t stop Bayern from losing 3–1 to Borussia Mönchengladbach. [ 165 ] It was besides his 300th competitive appearance for Bayern Munich. [ 166 ] He made his two-hundredth Bundesliga appearance in a 1–0 gain over 1. FC Köln on 19 March 2016. [ 167 ] On 2 April, Ribéry scored a bicycle bang goal for Bayern Munich to beat Eintracht Frankfurt with a 1–0 victory. [ 168 ] He finished the season with two goals and three assists. [ 169 ]

2016–17 season [edit ]

Ribéry extended his compress with Bayern Munich by another class to June 2018, on 27 November 2016. [ 170 ] On 17 September, Ribéry was involved in all Bayern ‘s goal as he provided three assists to Robert Lewandowski, Xabi Alonso and Rafinha ‘s goals to beat FC Ingolstadt 04 with a 3–1 victory. [ 171 ] In the middle of the season, he suffered a second joint injury which kept him out from the pitch for about four weeks. [ 172 ] [ 173 ] He made his rejoinder in a 3–0 DFB-Pokal quarter-final victory over Schalke 04 on 2 March 2017. [ 173 ] Ribéry scored five goals and provided seventeen assists in this season. [ 174 ]

2017–18 season [edit ]

Ribéry started the season by winning the DFL-Supercup as Bayern defeated their arch-rival Borussia Dortmund 5–4 on penalties. [ 175 ] On 1 October 2017, he sustained a knee injury in a 2–2 draw to Hertha BSC. [ 176 ] On 2 December, Ribéry made his return key to the gear in a 3–1 victory over Hannover 96 and made a record for Bayern Munich ‘s most Bundesliga appearances by a non-German with 235th appearance, overtaking early Bayern player and stream sporting conductor Hasan Salihamidžić who had 234 appearances. [ 177 ] He made another record of most competitive appearances by any non-German player for Bayern with 366 appearances in a 1–0 victory over 1. FC Köln, surpassing Hasan Salihamidžić ‘s 365 appearances. [ 178 ] Ribéry scored twice in a 6–0 home victory over Hamburger SV on 10 March 2018. [ 179 ] On 7 May 2018, Ribéry again extended his narrow with Bayern, until June 2019. [ 180 ] He ended the season with six goals and five assists. [ 181 ]

2018–19 season [edit ]

Ribéry played his first competitive catch of the temper and won the DFL-Supercup as Bayern defeated Eintracht Frankfurt with a 5–0 victory. [ 182 ] On 1 September, Ribéry made his 250th Bundesliga appearance in a 3–0 victory over VfB Stuttgart. [ 183 ] On 27 November, Ribéry scored his first finish of the season in a 5–1 gain against Benfica in the Champions League. [ 184 ] On 5 May 2019, Bayern Munich announced that Ribéry would be leaving the club at the end of the temper, with a recommendation couple set for 2020. [ 185 ] [ 186 ] On 18 May 2019, Ribéry won his one-ninth Bundesliga deed with Bayern. With his ninth Bundesliga entitle, Ribéry became Bundesliga ‘s all-time record champion ( since surpassed by David Alaba and Thomas Müller ). [ 187 ] [ 188 ] On 25 May 2019, Ribéry won his one-sixth DFB-Pokal as Bayern defeated RB Leipzig 3–0 in the 2019 DFB-Pokal Final. Ribéry came on as a stand-in in the 87th infinitesimal and made history as this was his eighth DFB-Pokal final appearance. No early player has played in deoxyadenosine monophosphate many DFB-Pokal finals. [ 189 ] Ribéry finished his career at Bayern with a golf club record 24 titles. [ 190 ]

Fiorentina [edit ]

In August 2019, Ribéry signed with italian side Fiorentina on a exempt transfer. [ 191 ] He made his debut for the club on 24 August, coming on as a late ersatz in a 4–3 home loss to Napoli in the opening game of the 2019–20 Serie A season. [ 192 ] He scored his foremost finish for the club in a 2–2 away withdraw against Atalanta on 22 September. [ 193 ] In October 2019, he received a three-match ban after pushing a match official. [ 194 ]

Salernitana [edit ]

On 6 September 2021, Ribéry signed for Salernitana. [ 195 ]

International career [edit ]

Ribéry playing for France against Colombia in June 2008 anterior to representing the senior team, Ribéry was ever present with the France under-21 team earning his beginning choice on 3 September 2004 in a 1–0 victory over Israel in qualifying for the 2006 UEFA european Under-21 Football Championship. [ 196 ] Ribéry scored his first under-21 goal five days late in a 1–0 friendly winnings over Slovakia. [ 197 ] On 15 November 2005, he scored an authoritative goal against England during the qualification playoffs as France defeated them 3–2 on aggregate to advance to the finals. [ 198 ] Ribéry, however, missed the contest after earning selection to coach Raymond Domenech ‘s pre- World Cup squad. In sum with the under-21s, Ribéry made 13 appearances scoring two goals. [ 199 ] Ribéry earned his first cap with the senior team in a 1–0 victory over Mexico on 27 May 2006 appearing as a substitute in the 74th minute for hitter David Trezeguet. [ 200 ] His solid performances in the friendly matches ahead of the 2006 FIFA World Cup led to his inclusion in the team for the rival. Ribéry appeared in all seven matches France contested, starting six. On 27 June, he scored France ‘s possibility goal in the team ‘s 3–1 Round of 16 succeed over Spain after receiving a through testis from Patrick Vieira, which allowed the winger to dribble past an onset Iker Casillas and tear into the empty net. [ 201 ] He played in the concluding where France lost to Italy on penalties. Ribéry ‘s alone changeable on goal came in supernumerary fourth dimension and he was late replaced by Trezeguet. [ 202 ] Following the retirement of Zinedine Zidane, it was expected that Ribéry would succeed him and become the national team ‘s amulet. [ 203 ] He went scoreless for about a year and a half before converting a penalty shot against England on 26 March 2008 at the Stade de France. Following the finish, Ribéry paid protection to legendary french observer Thierry Gilardi, who had died a day earlier. [ 204 ] At Euro 2008, France performed below expectations, with Ribéry appearing in all three group stage matches as France suffered early elimination. On 17 June 2008, in the team ‘s final group stage match against Italy, Ribéry ruptured a ligament in his leave ankle in fair the 8th minute of play. [ 205 ] Ribéry returned to the team on 11 October 2008 in a FIFA World Cup reservation match against Romania, scoring the team ‘s opening goal in a 2–2 draw. [ 206 ] On 28 March 2009, Ribéry scored the lone goal away to Lithuania. [ 207 ] Three days late, he completed this feat again, this time at the Stade de France, netting the achiever in the 75th moment following service from André-Pierre Gignac. [ 208 ]

It ‘s clear I had a atrocious 2010 from all points of position. I wo n’t even speak of the injuries that troubled me. But in my private biography, my behavior as a football player, I went down the incorrectly roads, I lost myself. I hurt people, people who are very dearly to me. I disappointed and tied shocked many people and I want to apologise .

—Ribéry commenting on what occurred during the 2010 calendar year. [ 209 ]
On 11 May 2010, Ribéry was named to Domenech ‘s 30-man preliminary squad to participate in the 2010 World Cup and his second World Cup overall. He was late named to the 23-man team to compete in the contest. Ribéry appeared in all three group stage matches. Following the team ‘s opening match against Uruguay, Ribéry was criticised for his performance by early external Just Fontaine, who questioned Ribéry ‘s leadership ability. [ 210 ] It was late reported by the media that Ribéry and striker Nicolas Anelka intentionally “ froze-out ” midfielder Yoann Gourcuff. [ 211 ] Anelka was subsequently dismissed from the team after reportedly having a dispute in which obscenities were passed, with Domenech during half-time of the team ‘s 2–0 personnel casualty to Mexico. [ 212 ]
Ribéry playing for France at UEFA Euro 2012 On 20 June, an emotional Ribéry appeared aboard Domenech on TF1 ‘s football show Téléfoot to dispel rumours associated with the team and to besides apologise to supporters for the national team ‘s performance over the past two years, express, “ We [ France ] are suffering at the moment, ” and, “ I would like to say deplorable to the whole area. ” [ 213 ] [ 214 ] The following day, the team boycotted a train session in reaction to Anelka ‘s expulsion and, on 21 June, returned to training without incident. [ 215 ] In the team ‘s final examination group stage match against the hosts South Africa, Ribéry assisted on the team ‘s only goal of the competition, scored by Florent Malouda. France, however, lost the match 2–1, which resulted in the team ‘s elimination from the competition. On 6 August, Ribéry was one of five players summoned to attend a hearing held by the Disciplinary Committee of the french Football Federation ( FFF ) in response to the team ‘s strike held at the World Cup. [ 216 ] On 17 August, he received a three-match external ban for his part in the incidental. [ 217 ] Ribéry did not attend the hearing due to his rear clubhouse ‘s objection. [ 218 ] On 17 March 2011, Ribéry was called up to the national team by new coach Laurent Blanc for the first time since the 2010 World Cup. [ 219 ] He had been eligible to return to the team since October 2010 after serving his three-match suspension, but due to injuries, Ribéry missed three call-ups. On 21 March, after arriving to Clairefontaine ahead of the team ‘s matches against Luxembourg and Croatia, Ribéry attended a personal press conference in which he apologised for his behavior overall during the 2010 calendar class. [ 220 ] He made his return to the team on 25 March in the team ‘s match against Luxembourg and responded by assisting on the team ‘s second finish, scored by Yoann Gourcuff, in its 2–0 winnings. [ 221 ] In his first match at the Stade de France since his engagement at the World Cup, against Croatia, Ribéry appeared as a ersatz and was discipline to jeers from some section of supporters, though other parts of the stadium chanted his appoint. [ 222 ] [ 223 ] After appearing regularly in qualifying for UEFA Euro 2012, on 29 May 2012, Ribéry was named to the squad to participate in the competition. [ 224 ] Two days prior, he scored his first gear goal for France in over three years in a 3–2 friendly rejoinder win over Iceland. [ 225 ] On 31 May, Ribéry scored the game-winning goal in a 2–0 succeed against Serbia. [ 226 ] Four days former, he capped off the trio of lead friendly matches ahead of the European Championship by scoring the opening goal in a 4–0 shutout gain over Estonia. [ 227 ] Ribéry was included in France ‘s police squad for the 2014 FIFA World Cup, but on 6 June, coach Didier Deschamps confirmed that he would miss the tournament through injury. [ 228 ] shortly afterwards, in August 2014 Ribéry retired from international football. He cited the reasons for his retirement as “ strictly personal ”. [ 229 ]

vogue of play and personality [edit ]

Ribéry chiefly plays as a winger and is described as a player who is “ fast, crafty, and an excellent dribbler who has great control with the ball at his feet ”. [ 3 ] Despite being predominantly right-footed and utilised as a right-sided midfielder during his growth years in France, since establishing himself as an international and at Bayern Munich, Ribéry has personally admitted that his predilection is to play on the impart flank, even going a far as to state, “ My place is on the left ” when asked at a February 2010 media session while on international duty. [ 230 ] Although he is often played on the leftover wing domestically, Ribéry has struggled to establish himself as a left winger at the international degree with France due to the presence of left-footed dominant players such as Florent Malouda. [ 231 ] Ribéry has declared that he is well utilised on the left side because “ that is where I am most free and I am the best in my steer ”. [ 232 ] Playing on the left besides allows Ribéry to use his “ bursts of acceleration and weaving runs ” to effectively cut inside, which allows him to take on opponents, exploit spaces, and gives him the options of either shooting on finish with his stronger foot or delivering a decisive legislate. [ 233 ] [ 234 ] [ 235 ] Ribéry is besides capable of playing in the center of the playing field as an attacking midfielder, where his vision, precise spend, technique, and playmaking skills are good exhibited ; [ 2 ] [ 236 ] [ 237 ] [ 238 ] [ 239 ] he has besides been deployed as a central midfielder on juncture. [ 240 ] Despite predominantly playing on the wing, Ribéry is known to be an excellent help supplier : during his 12 seasons with Bayern Munich, he amassed 124 assists in the Bundesliga ; [ 187 ] furthermore, he averaged double-digits in assists every year beginning with his final season at Marseille. [ citation needed ] In addition to his skills, eye for goal, and playing ability, he has besides drawn praise in the media over his defensive work-rate, doggedness, brain, and energetic play dash. [ 2 ] [ 187 ] [ 234 ] [ 241 ]
Ribéry has been described as a agent provocateur on the airfield of play, with UEFA describing him as “ a crowd-pleaser – one of those rare breed of football player capable of enjoying his talents while expressing them ”, [ 242 ] due to his trickery, art, and creativity on the ball. [ 239 ] [ 241 ] [ 243 ] During the 2006 World Cup, he was mentored by national team playmaker Zinedine Zidane. [ 244 ] While boasting him as “ the jewel of french football ”, Zidane has besides praised Ribéry as a person, declare, “ Franck merely loves liveliness. He ‘s the kind of player that makes an depression every prison term he plays. He ’ s bound to become an authoritative figure in the world of football. ” [ 233 ] Ribéry ‘s on-field personality is often match off-field as he is often referred to as a “ joker ” and “ prankster ” by club and international teammates. [ 245 ] [ 246 ] The midfielder has stated that humor is very authoritative, admit, “ It ‘s important to always be smiling, to wake up and feel adept. We ( footballers ) have a capital job, we like what we do and we have fun. ” [ 242 ] His more noteworthy stunts include driving a tractor on field during one of his last matches with Marseille ; in his debut temper with Bayern, emptying a bucket of water over former club goalkeeper Oliver Kahn from the roof of the club ‘s train center ; and, during the 2008–09 winter break, commandeering the team bus while in Dubai and crashing it. [ 242 ] [ 247 ] Ribéry, however, has besides struggled with injuries throughout his career. [ 3 ] Since his first season at Bayern in which he appeared in 46 of the golf club ‘s 54 competitive matches, Ribéry has struggled with minor and dangerous injuries that has resulted in the player failing to appear in over 40 matches in subsequent seasons ; the midfielder passed the 40-match barrier in the 2011–12 temper after failing to in the former three seasons. Ahead of the 2008–09 temper, he tore ligaments in one of his ankles while on external duty and, during the 2009–10 season, struggled with tendinitis in his leave knee. [ 74 ] In the adjacent temper, Ribéry suffered an ankle injury, which resulted in the midfielder missing two months, despite the initial diagnosis ruling him out for four weeks. [ 99 ] He later suffered a similar ankle injury at the begin of the 2011–12 season. [ 118 ] Ribéry, himself, has admitted that injuries have led to most of his five-year career at Bayern being difficult, stating in July 2011, “ The last two years ( 2009–10 and 2010–11 seasons ) have been more difficult, partially because I kept picking up injuries. The significant thing for me now is to avoid any more injuries ”. [ 248 ]

personal life [edit ]

Ribéry ‘s younger brothers, François and Steeven, are besides football players. François played for many amateur clubs in France, among others for Bayonne in the Championnat National. [ 249 ] Steeven played for Bayern ‘s reserve team for two years. [ 250 ] Ribéry ‘s wife, Wahiba, is a french national of algerian descent and the pair have three daughters named Hiziya, Shahinez and Keltoum Chérifa, and two sons named Seif el Islam and Mohammed. [ 2 ] [ 251 ] [ 252 ] [ 253 ] Ribéry is a convert to Islam, [ 254 ] following which, he adopted the name Bilal Yusuf Mohammed. [ 255 ] [ 256 ]

commercial promotions [edit ]

Since establishing himself as an international, Ribéry has been involved in numerous promotional campaigns. He is sponsored by american english sportswear company Nike and regularly wears Nike Mercurial Vapors. He appeared in respective television receiver advertisements for Nike and, during the 2007–08 Bundesliga season, starred in a one-off television display called The Franck Ribéry Show, which aired on Direct 8 in France. [ 257 ] [ 258 ] The indicate, sponsored by Nike, acted as a diverseness show with Ribéry appearing in several sketches. [ 259 ] Ribéry features in EA Sports ‘ FIFA video recording plot series. For the 2008–09 season, he appeared on the french cover of FIFA 09 alongside international teammate Karim Benzema, and was the ninth-highest rated player in FIFA 15. [ 260 ] [ 261 ] On 25 May 2010, a 27 by 30 metres ( 89 foot × 98 foot ) billboard of Ribéry was formally unveiled in his home city of Boulogne-sur-Mer ahead of the 2010 World Cup. The billboard paid tribute to a similar billboard that was erected for Zinedine Zidane in his home city of Marseille during his career. [ 262 ] The construction of the billboard was initially suspended due to possible visualize ramifications associated with Ribéry ‘s alleged relationship with an minor prostitute. [ 263 ] however, the Regional Council of the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region, which initially opposed the billboard, agreed to allow construction of the billboard. The billboard was a visualize of Ribéry ‘s patron Nike and was on display for the duration of the 2010 World Cup. [ 264 ] More recently, he was one of several international superstars featured in Nike ‘s “ The last Game ”, a five-minute animate ad made during the runup to the 2014 World Cup that went viral. [ 265 ] He appeared in the music video for “ Même pascal fatigué ! ! ! “ by Magic System and Khaled. [ 266 ] [ 267 ] The one released in 2009 stayed seven weeks at numeral one in SNEP French Singles Chart. [ 268 ]

Controversies [edit ]

On 18 April 2010, it was first reported by french television service M6 that four members of the french home team were being investigated for their roles as clients of a prostitution ring that was being operated inside a Paris cabaret, with some of the women possibly being underage. The report besides stated that two of the players were already questioned as witnesses by pronounce André Dando and a group of magistrates. The composition described the two players as being one who “ is a major player in a big foreign club ” and that the other “ plays in the championship of France Ligue 1 ”. [ 269 ] Later that day, the players were discovered to be Ribéry and Sidney Govou. [ 270 ] During his interview with Dando, Ribéry reportedly admitted to having had a relationship with a prostitute, but did not know that she was a minor at the time the relationship began. [ 271 ] On 29 April 2010, the state ‘s Secretary of State for Sports Rama Yade, after refusing to publicly comment on the case in its infancy, declared that any musician placed under investigation should not represent the France national team. [ 272 ] The following day, a discriminative source confirmed that Ribéry would not be placed under official probe, if at all, before the beginning of the 2010 World Cup. [ 273 ] On 20 July, Ribéry was questioned by Paris police and, following question, was indicted by judge Dando on the commission of “ solicitation of a minor prostitute ”. [ 274 ] [ 275 ] [ 276 ] In November 2011, prosecutors asked for the cases against Ribéry and Benzema to be dropped, saying that the players were not aware that the escort, identified as Zahia Dehar, was 16 years old when they had paid to have sex with her. [ 277 ]

career statistics [edit ]

club [edit ]

As of match played 7 November 2021

International [edit ]

source : [ 292 ]

National team
Year
Apps
Goals

France

2006
15
1

2007
9
1

2008
8
3

2009
8
2

2010
7
0

2011
8
0

2012
14
4

2013
11
5

2014
1
0

Total
81
16

International goals [edit ]

France score listed first, score and result columns indicate score after each Ribéry goal.

Honours [edit ]

Galatasaray [ 293 ] [ 294 ]
Marseille
Bayern Munich [ 295 ]
France [ 295 ]
Individual