Bayern Munich’s French winger Franck Ribery on Thursday won the UEFA Best Player in Europe Award for 2012/13.
The France international becomes the 3rd player to win the award, the two previous winners being Barcelona duo Lionel Messi (2011) and Andres Iniesta (2012).
Ribery won the award this time around ahead of Messi and Real Madrid’s Portugal striker Christiano Ronaldo.
The 74-time capped Ribery was instrumental to Bayern’s historic treble of the Champions League crown, the Bundesliga title and the German Cup.
Messi scored 69 goals last season and won the Spanish title, while Ronaldo rattled in 59 goals but only won the Spanish Supercup.
Ribery, meanwhile, scored 10 goals in 27 Bundesliga appearances as well as once on Bayern’s run to becoming European champions for the 5th time.
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