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Franck Ribéry retired from work at the age of 39 on Friday October 21. The French footballer leaves the image of a world-class player, who has nevertheless been embroiled in several controversies.
Friday, October 21, on his Twitter account, Franck Ribéry announced the end of his professional career. An announcement in four different languages, proof of the richness and longevity of his career. After a difficult start, the French footballer began to shine with Olympique de Marseille, before joining Bayern Munich, where he reached the peak of his career. After twelve years in the German club, he signed with Fiorentina then with Salernitana, in Italy.
“It’s a rather magnificent trajectory, to be at 20 an amateur who has 1,000 euros a month and to be at 37 a millionaire footballer. You have to remember his game which was joyful, spectacular, with a lot of risks and never boring”says Vincent Duluc, journalist at The Team. Franck Ribéry leaves the image of a world-class player, but he is also embroiled in several controversies. In 2010, he was accused of being a leader of the strike in the France team, in Knysna (South Africa), in the middle of the World Cup. The same year the Zahia affair broke out. He is accused of paid sex with a minor prostitute. The footballer will finally be released in 2014.