Franck Ribery was elected best French player of the year by the weekly France Football, on Sunday.
It’s the second time in a row the Bayern Munich international midfielder receives the prize.
Recently, Ribery has expressed his surprise at being voted only 16th in the Ballon d’Or European Footballer of the Year award.
“I deserved better than that. [...]

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In-form Franck Ribery wants to take on more responsibility at Bayern Munich, the France international striker said on Wednesday.
“I’m concentrating more at the moment on the functioning of the team, I want to assume more responsibility and my team-mates realise this,” he told German magazine Sport Bild .
“I want to be a leader, [...]

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Bayern Munich will be seeking an agreement to keep Franck Ribery at the club although the France international’s contract still has more than two years to run.
General manager Uli Hoeness said Sunday Bayern wanted a long-term deal with the midfielder who helped Bayern win the league and cup double last season and whose form [...]

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With Bayern second in the Bundesliga, into the quarter finals of the Champions League and the DFB Pokal, all seems rosy at the Allianz Arena, but for Franck Ribery that still isn’t enough.
In an interview in the ‘Tageszeitung’ the Frenchman has called upon the Bavarians to invest in new players in order to [...]

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The FC Bayern trickster is not best pleased to have fallen nine places in the running for the Golden Ball, despite a successful year…
France forward Franck Ribery admits that he is feeling a little deflated after registering only 16th place in the running for the 2008 Ballon d’Or.
The Bayern Munich prompter finishes 2008 in [...]

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Bayern Munich midfield star Franck Ribery says he has every intention of fulfilling his current contract at the Allianz Arena.
The France international has been in sparkling form for the Bundesliga champions since returning from the injury he picked up at Euro 2008, and could well be the target of big-money offers in the summer.
But Ribery [...]

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Bayern Munich moved into second place on Saturday after recording a 2-0 win over Bayer Leverkusen at Bay Arena.
Luca Toni scored the first goal for Bayern in the 59th minute, while Miroslav Klose added a second goal eight minutes from time, allowing Bayern to head into Friday’s top-of-the-table clash with Hoffenheim just three points behind [...]

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