Franck Ribery would not give Messi or Ronaldo the Ballon d'Or
The Frenchman put a different spin on the award
It would not go to the Portuguese or the Argentine if he was in charge of doling it out
While the world is divided between Leo Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo, Bayern Munich player Franck Ribery would not give either the Argentine or the Portuguese the Ballon d'Or.
His preferred recipient would be Polish forward Robert Lewandowski, his team-mate at the Allianz Arena, whom he hailed in a recent interview.
"Lewandowski is incredible. He definitely deserves the Ballon d'Or. I have played with great forwards here. Luca Toni was magnificent, later Gomez and Klose. But Robert is probably the most complete of all," he told Bild.
Luca Toni added: "I don't know if he's the best in the world, but he's really good. He scores important goals, which is a great quality to have."
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