Ribery: Ballon d'Or is Messi and Ronaldo's party

Bayern Munich attacker Franck
Ribery feels it is impossible for
any player to win the Fifa Ballon
d'Or as long as Cristiano
Ronaldo and Lionel Messi are
around and has once more
voiced his opinion that the
award is all about politics.
Messi and Ronaldo have won the last seven editions of the
award among them and Ribery believes there's no way to
dethrone the duo, irrespective of what a player has
achieved, before hinting at a potential boycott in the
future.
"So long as Ronaldo and Messi are around, the third player
who gets nominated should realise that he does not stand
a chance," Ribery told AZ .
"It's the same story all over again each and every year. I
don't know what one should achieve to win this award.
Even winning the World Cup is apparently no longer
enough.
"[Manuel] Neuer has been the best goalkeeper in the world
for two or three years now. He won trophies with Bayern,
won the World Cup and was the best goalkeeper in Brazil.
Apparently, that's not enough, though. I simply don't
understand it.
"When another Bayern player gets nominated, we should
have a discussion whether it's even worth going. What's
the point? To get your picture taken? It's just politics for
me."
The ex-France international had to settle for third spot in
the vote in 2013 - despite playing a key role in Bayern's
historic treble that year - while Neuer also came in third in
2014 after helping Germany to the world title in Brazil.
Courtesy: goal news
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