![Fifa Ballon d'Or: Cristiano Ronaldo closes in on award ahead of Franck Ribery and Lionel Messi after voting is extended | The Independent | The Independent Fifa Ballon d'Or: Cristiano Ronaldo closes in on award ahead of Franck Ribery and Lionel Messi after voting is extended | The Independent | The Independent](https://static.independent.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2013/11/20/11/Ronaldo-Pele.jpg)
Fifa Ballon d'Or: Cristiano Ronaldo closes in on award ahead of Franck Ribery and Lionel Messi after voting is extended | The Independent | The Independent
![The fact that Franck Ribery didn't win the 2013 Ballon d'Or is still one of football's biggest injustices The fact that Franck Ribery didn't win the 2013 Ballon d'Or is still one of football's biggest injustices](https://eu-images.contentstack.com/v3/assets/blta90d05ad41a54a71/blt5b51962e38705229/63c1a04cace8ed4e8e01553b/resize-27.webp)
The fact that Franck Ribery didn't win the 2013 Ballon d'Or is still one of football's biggest injustices
![Franck Ribery's Ballon d'Or "injustice" as French public blamed for Cristiano Ronaldo win - Mirror Online Franck Ribery's Ballon d'Or "injustice" as French public blamed for Cristiano Ronaldo win - Mirror Online](https://i2-prod.mirror.co.uk/incoming/article3018888.ece/ALTERNATES/s1200c/0_FIFA-Ballon-dOr-Gala-2013.jpg)
Franck Ribery's Ballon d'Or "injustice" as French public blamed for Cristiano Ronaldo win - Mirror Online
Ballon d'Or. Franck Ribéry : « En 2013, je n'avais rien à envier à Cristiano Ronaldo ou Lionel Messi »
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Franck Ribery Slams Cristiano Ronaldo and Ballon d'Or Politics | News, Scores, Highlights, Stats, and Rumors | Bleacher Report
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Did Ronaldo rob Ribery of 2013 Ballon d'Or? Ex-Bayern Munich star still angered by 'political choice' | Goal.com UK
![Ballon d'Or 2013 : L'année où Franck Ribéry a été volé au profit d'un concours de popularité farfelu Ballon d'Or 2013 : L'année où Franck Ribéry a été volé au profit d'un concours de popularité farfelu](https://images2.minutemediacdn.com/image/upload/c_crop,w_2171,h_1221,x_664,y_316/c_fill,w_1440,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto/images/GettyImages/mmsport/90min_fr_international_web/01g8ner8zbpf6fpzxvmh.jpg)
Ballon d'Or 2013 : L'année où Franck Ribéry a été volé au profit d'un concours de popularité farfelu
![Bayern Munich star Franck Ribery reveals he was 'disgusted' at not winning the Ballon d'Or in 2013 | Daily Mail Online Bayern Munich star Franck Ribery reveals he was 'disgusted' at not winning the Ballon d'Or in 2013 | Daily Mail Online](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2019/02/15/10/9855214-0-image-a-28_1550226497077.jpg)
Bayern Munich star Franck Ribery reveals he was 'disgusted' at not winning the Ballon d'Or in 2013 | Daily Mail Online
![Ribery slams Ronaldo's Ballon d'Or award and criticises FIFA for having so few Bundesliga stars | Daily Mail Online Ribery slams Ronaldo's Ballon d'Or award and criticises FIFA for having so few Bundesliga stars | Daily Mail Online](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/scaled/2014/01/20/article-2542613-1AA2AF3900000578-963_636x382.jpg)
Ribery slams Ronaldo's Ballon d'Or award and criticises FIFA for having so few Bundesliga stars | Daily Mail Online
![Franck Ribéry says he should have won Ballon d'Or ahead of Cristiano Ronaldo | Franck Ribéry | The Guardian Franck Ribéry says he should have won Ballon d'Or ahead of Cristiano Ronaldo | Franck Ribéry | The Guardian](https://i.guim.co.uk/img/static/sys-images/Sport/Pix/columnists/2014/1/20/1390225274486/Franck-Ribery-008.jpg?width=465&dpr=1&s=none)
Franck Ribéry says he should have won Ballon d'Or ahead of Cristiano Ronaldo | Franck Ribéry | The Guardian
![Franck Ribéry says he should have won Ballon d'Or ahead of Cristiano Ronaldo | Franck Ribéry | The Guardian Franck Ribéry says he should have won Ballon d'Or ahead of Cristiano Ronaldo | Franck Ribéry | The Guardian](https://i.guim.co.uk/img/static/sys-images/Sport/Pix/columnists/2014/1/20/1390225274486/Franck-Ribery-008.jpg?width=1200&height=630&quality=85&auto=format&fit=crop&overlay-align=bottom%2Cleft&overlay-width=100p&overlay-base64=L2ltZy9zdGF0aWMvb3ZlcmxheXMvdGctYWdlLTIwMTQucG5n&enable=upscale&s=c7907c393652bfbcb74a64474a47b9fa)
Franck Ribéry says he should have won Ballon d'Or ahead of Cristiano Ronaldo | Franck Ribéry | The Guardian
In 2013 Franck Ribéry was nominated for the Ballon d'Or alongside Messi and Ronaldo, who won the award. Ronaldo in that year: ▷ Spanish… | Instagram
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Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo and Franck Ribéry in Ballon d'Or battle | Ballon d'Or | The Guardian
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