Player 28 - Franck Ribery (France)

Name: Franck Ribery 
Age: 31
National Team:  France
Team: Bayern Munich
Position: Winger

Description of his Game:   Fast, tricky and an excellent dribbler, who has great control with the ball at his feet.  His dribbling skills cannot be praised enough, as they are especially on display when being double or triple-teamed in tight spaces.

Franck Ribery's Highlights:   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EmRW-wU-u9A

Interesting Personal Facts:  As a kid he suffered serious facial injuries in a family car accident that resulted in more than one hundred stitches. Recently involved in a trial where he, Govou and Ben Arfa where alleged to have solicited an underage prostitute. Ribéry is a convert to Islam and, following his conversion, adopted the name Bilal Yusuf Mohammed.

Career Highlights:  Zinedine Zidane has called him the crown jewel of French football.  Ribéry is a three-time winner of the French Player of the Year award and has also won the German Footballer of the Year becoming the first player to hold both honours.

Upcoming Matches Where You Can See Him Play:

France’s National Team, First Round Games in Brazil 2014

June 15th - Hondurus

June 20th - Switzerland

June 25th -Ecuador

Schedule:  http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/teams/team=43946/matches.html

Bayern Munich (German League)
Schedule: http://www.fcbayern.de/en/