Ribery Regrets Missing The Crown

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The current UEFA Best player in Europe was beaten into third place by Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi for the FIFA award, despite winning five trophies in the calendar year with his club Bayern Munich.

"What more could I have done other than to win absolutely everything with Bayern?" said the Frenchman to the Bild newspaper.

Nevertheless, the Frenchman says he is unconcerned at missing out on an award which would mean little compared with the trophies he has been winning for Bayern.

"Whether I finish second or third makes no difference. I'm no egoist and this title is not my aim - I'd rather win everything with Bayern all over again and then win the World Cup. That's important.

"Of course it would have been nice to win, but it's fine. We Bayern players and I first of all am just proud to be represented here."

Ribery did make it onto the FIFPro World XI along with Bayern team mates Manuel Neuer and Philipp Lahm, although he missed out on becoming the first Bundesliga and first Bayern player to win the individual award.

"It would have been great, above all for the fans, the club and for my wife, but it's not the most important thing for me," added the 30-year-old.

"I'm pleased that the issue is over with now. I want to win all the titles again this season

Ronaldo confirms Rio request

Ex-England defender Ferdinand said last week how he had constantly called the 28-year-old in order to try and persuade him to swap Madrid for Manchester, and the forward confirmed as much on Monday.

The Portugal international was speaking after beating Lionel Messi to football's highest individual prize in Zurich and told several national newspapers: "It was true that Rio spoke to me a lot. Rio is a great friend of mine, we played many years together at Manchester United and we were neighbours when I was there in Manchester.

"He's a fantastic guy and tried to change my mind. I did think about United. They are still in my heart. It's a club where I played for six years and I love that club. I have a lot of friends there and I wish them the best."

Ronaldo, who scored 117 goals for Manchester United between 2003 and 2009, committed his future to Real Madrid last year.