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ENTERTAINMENT and ADVENTURE => Sports Watch => Topic started by: Folami David on Dec 25, 2013, 05:59 PM

Title: Ribery Scoops Second Award In 24 Hours
Post by: Folami David on Dec 25, 2013, 05:59 PM
Less than 24 hours after being voted player of the tournament at the Club World Cup, France's Franck Ribery has again been named Man of the Year in Germany.
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After he also won the title in 2008, German football magazine Kicker voted the 30-year-old France star their man of 2013 for his outstanding displays for Bayern Munich.
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The France winger joins some prestigious previous winners including Borussia Dortmund coach Jurgen Klopp in 2012 and Germany boss Joachim Loew, the 2011 recipient.
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On Saturday, Ribery picked up the top player award at the Club World Cup as Bayern beat hosts Raja Casablanca 2-0 in the Marrakech final to collect their fifth title of 2013.
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"This year he has taken the step up to the level of absolute world class," Bayern's chairman Karl-Heinz Rummenigge.
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Ribery was a key factor in Bayern becoming the first German team to win the treble of Champions League, Bundesliga and German Cup last season, as well as the Uefa Super Cup.
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In August, Ribery was voted European Player of the Year and will discover next month if he has been voted world player of the year.
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The 2013 winner of the Balloon d'Or will be announced in Zurich on January 13 and Ribery has been shortlisted along with superstars Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo.
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Having joined Bayern from Olympique Marseille in July 2007, Ribery has not always had an easy time at Bayern and struggled under previous coach Louis van Gaal.
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"Of course, I have my own style, many individuals need their freedom and that particularly applies to me," he told Monday's edition of Kicker.
Title: Re: Ribery Scoops Second Award In 24 Hours
Post by: Nifemi Donald on Dec 26, 2013, 10:29 AM
Franck Ribery might just win the Baloon D'or and Ronaldo will have to fight for it next year.