Fabio Coentrao believes that Bayern Munich star, Franck Ribery does not deserve to win Ballon d’Or this year.
The title of the world’s best player would is expected to be a three horse race between Ribery, Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi.
The Real Madrid player believes that there is only one clear winner and that it is the Portuguese international.
However, he said, “Messi is a brilliant player, but has been injured often this season. You simply cannot award it to Ribery because he has only scored 22 goals. Ronaldo has been playing exceptionally well and scored more than twice the number of goals.
Meanwhile, Newcastle star, Ben Arga adds another dimension to the debate and believes that Ribery’s workload has been huge this season. “I would give the award to Ribery. He has won everything at Bayern and has had a great season. Yes, Ronaldo carries Real Madrid on his shoulders but I would tip Ribery to win it”, he said.
The 2013 Ballon d’Or winner would be announced in Zurich, Switzerland on the 13th of January.