The 30-year-old French international capped
off a magnificent year by being presented
with the prestigious award at a glitzy
Champions league gala in Monte Carlo.
Ribery was instrumental in Bayern's
Bundesliga, DFB Pokal and Champions
League treble in 2012/13 and was voted the
Best Player in Europe by journalists
representing the 53 Uefa nations.
The individual accolade has been ran for the past three seasons, and was
previously won by Messi in 2010/11 and club teammate Andres Iniesta the
following year.
Upon acceptng the award from Uefa president Michel Platini, Ribery said, "It’s a
very special moment to be standing here this evening. I want to thank all of my
team-mates from FC Bayern München, my family and my kids.”
The winger becomes the fourth Bayern player to win the continent's highest
individual prize, following in the footsteps of Gerd Muller, Franz Beckenbauer
and Karl-Heniz Rummenigge.
Ribery will have little time to celebrate the accolade as he'll soon be en route to
Prague, where his Bayern side are preparing to take on Chelsea for the Uefa
Super Cup tomorrow night.
The former Marseille man has been at the Allianz Arena since 2007, over which
time he's collected three league titles, three German cups and last seasons
Champions league trophy.
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