The former wing of the former pavilion reveals that the leg was almost amputated and called for 2013 Ballon d’Ore “injustice”

Frank Ribery, the former wing of France, revealed that he was about to amplify his leg at the end of his career due to a post -surgery infection and confessed not to win the Ballon D’Or Award for the year 2013 “unjustly remaining.”

Ribery, who spent 12 of his 22 -year -old career in Bayern Munich, retired from professional football in 2022 after 81 times went to Les Blues.

The attacker, known for his speed and deception on the field, enjoyed a sparkling talisman in German giants, and won 23 awards, including nine titles in the German League and the Champions League in 2013.

His career also included episodes in Marseille and Fiorentina and was part of the France band, which finished second in the 2006 World Cup, and lost to Italy on fines in the final match.

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But the tail party in the Ribery profession was inflammatory due to the injury, and spoke to the French port Livi, the 41 -year -old revealed that he had almost lost his leg after his meanings from an infection of the body’s eating infection that requires surgery.

Ribery said: “I installed my knee more and more,” Ribery said. “I no longer train between matches, but I was recovering to protect myself.

“I went under the knife in Austria.

“They removed the painting, but the infection was ate in my face. It was so bad that I had holes in my legs. I contracted with the staphic pawns.

“I was in the hospital’s emergency room in Austria for 12 days. I was really afraid. They could cut my legs.”

Although he achieved great success in Germany, Ribery admitted that he was still troubled by his loss against Cristiano Ronaldo in Ballon D’or 2013.

The French was a major figure in the three times the Bayern campaign that year, when the prize voting period spanned two weeks for two weeks due to the clear lack of eligible voters.

“I had everything except for that award that year,” said Ribery, who finally ranked third behind Lionel Messi.

“It was the perfect year; I couldn’t perform better. Ballon d’or will always be unjust.

“I am still looking for an explanation, although some have been offered to them. I will never understand why the vote is delayed in more than two weeks, when I was leading between journalists. If the vote occurred as it should, I would have won.”