Franck Ribery believes the Ballon d'Or is a waste of time for Bayern Munich players as the award will always go to either Ronaldo and Messi. He admitted his annoyance when Ronaldo's name was announced as the winner instead of teammate Manuel Neuer.
Speaking to German magazine AZ Munchen, Ribery said:
"I was really upset. But it's the same every year. You do not know what you have to do to win this election. Every player needs to know: if Ronaldo and Messi are there, the third player doesn't have a chance. When another 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. Neuer has been the best goalkeeper in the world over the last two or three years. He has won titles with the club. In Brazil, he was the goalkeeper and has become world champion. This is obviously not enough"
Ribery was in the running last year when Ronaldo lifted the award.
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