Dig at CR7: Franck Ribéry left baffled | OneFootball

The debates around the Ballon d'Or are always heated. Apart from the intense discussions surrounding the last gala and Real Madrid's boycott, the award ceremony has caused major controversies in the past. One of these has now resurfaced.

We go back to the year 2013. The three top favorites for the award were CR7, Lionel Messi, and Franck Ribéry. In the end, the trophy went quite narrowly to the Portuguese, while the former Bayern star missed out after a smashing season, including the triple.

And the Frenchman still seems to be upset about it today. After CR7 was asked yesterday at a press conference who should win the next Ballon d'Or, the superstar responded that the winner should come from a team that has won the Champions League. Ribéry couldn't let that stand, the former skilled technician promptly responded via an Insta-Story.

The former Bayern player seems to have a point. It remains exciting until the next gala whether the golden ball will go to a CL winner this year or whether someone else will snatch it.

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📸 OLIVIER MORIN - 2014 AFP