Franck Ribery: I deserved the Ballon d'Or, Messi or Ronaldo were not better than me

Former French international and Bayern Munich player Franck Ribery has said he deserved to win the Ballon d'Or in 2013.

"I had a perfect season, it was impossible to play better. The result of that Ballon d'Or was unfair. Messi and Ronaldo knew that I played at the same level as them. I have great respect for them, but that year they were no better than me," Ribery was quoted as saying by L'Équipe.

Recall that Ribery came in third place in the final voting for the Ballon d'Or. The second place went to Lionel Messi, while the winner was Cristiano Ronaldo. Follow “Zamin” news on “Telegram”