In 2013, French star Franck Ribery of Bayern Munich won all the titles that a player can achieve, but he was third in the list of Ballon d'Or winners at the time, after the two stars Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi.
At the time, Ribéry scored 22 goals and assisted 18 other goals, and won the German League, Champions League, European Super Cup, German Cup and World Cup titles, but all of these titles did not help him to win the award for the best player of the year.
And about the "steal of the era", as described by the world press, the former France international said, "It's more than a disappointment, the biggest injustice in my career. Not only for me, for many people. I was at the top and took third place. There was nothing to envy. It should be Ronaldo or Messi that year. I say that with all humility because it's the truth."
German Thomas Muller, Ribery's team-mate and Poland's Robert Lewandowski, insulted the Bavarian team's surgeon with a statement saying, "What happened yesterday (last Monday) in the Ballon d'Or is disappointing, similar to what happened with Ribery in 2013. This pushes me to do everything in my power to return the Champions League to the Champions League. Munich. We have the opportunity to do that and the start will be next Wednesday against Barcelona."
Messi, who won the award in 2021, had asked France Football, which presents the award, to award the 2020 prize to Lewandowski, who won second place at Monday's ceremony.
"Liva" scored 55 goals in all competitions for the 2019-2020 season, 48 goals last season, and 25 goals this season.
However, the specialized French magazine canceled the 2020 edition of the Ballon d'Or due to the Corona pandemic, and all the odds were in favor of the Polish star, who received the "Consolation" award invented this year, which is the "Best Striker of 2021".