Franck Ribery claimed that he almost lost his leg after a routine knee operation in 2023.
Bayern Munich -legend Franck Ribery recently claimed that a standard operation on his knee had adverse side effects and doctors cut off his entire leg. The former French attacker said that the infection spread over his knee was so bad that he had holes in his leg. During his time in the Allianz Arena (2007-2019), Ribery was generally considered one of the best wing players in world football. He achieved 124 goals and 182 helps for Bayern in 425, and won nine Bundesliga titles, one UEFA Champions League title and six DFB-Pokal titles among various others.
After he left Munich, Ribery put his profession in the Serie A-first for Fiorentina and later for Salernitana. The incident he remembered took place during his second campaign with the latter, which also turned out to be his last professional season.
In an interview with the French outlet L'Equipe, the 41-year-old (via Tribal football) said: “My knee hurt more and more. I was no longer training between competitions, but recovered earlier to protect myself. I went under the knife in Austria. The operation went well with a plate. But I had a bad infection.
“They removed the plate, but the infection had eaten me. It was so bad that I had holes in my leg. I had stahylococcus aureus. I was in the first aid in the first aid in Austria for 12 days. I was really scared. They could have cut my leg,” added Ribery.
After retirement, Frank Ribery stayed in Salernitana as a technical employee of head coach Davide Nicola. He spent the time working on his coaching permits, obtaining a UEFA B coaching permit in October 2023 he could be an assistant coach or a full-time youth coach (until the U16 level).
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The French icon Franck Ribery has revealed that he 'is still looking for an explanation' for his snub at the Ballon d'Or -Ceremony 2013.
The 41-year-old Bayern Munich led to a historic Treble and played a crucial role in their Bundesliga, DFB-Pokal and UEFA Champions League victories in the 2012-13 campaign. In the calendar year 2013 he achieved 22 goals and 18 assists in 52 performances in all competitions.
That year the coveted Golden Ball was won by the Portuguese legend Cristiano Ronaldo, who received 27.99 percent of the total votes. With 24.72 percent of the votes, Argentinian Maestro Lionel Messi became second and Ribery only succeeded 23.36 percent, making him third.
While Ronaldo (66 goals and 15 assists in 52 games) and Messi (42 goals and 15 assists in 45 games) had incredible individual seasons, the Frenchman believed that his success with Bayern made him the favorite for the title.
In a recent interview with L'Equipe, he said (via GFFN):
“I was the perfect year. I didn't do it better. This balloon d'Or will be an injustice forever. I am still looking for statements. Messi and Ronaldo have always shown me respect. They knew I was at their table. I was completely modest, in 2013 I had nothing to envy about them.”
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