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    Ribery feels hard done by Ballon D'Or

    Wednesday, December 3, 2008

    Bayern Munich winger Franck Ribery admits he was "disappointed" to finish way down the list in the polling for the 2008 Ballon d'Or award. Cristiano Ronaldo picked up the accolade in the early hours of Tuesday morning after winning 446 votes, with Ribery ending up 16th with just seven votes to his name. After finishing seventh in the 2007 edition, the France midfielder has been left bemused by his tumbling down the rankings as he felt he had a superb year in Bayern's colours. "Frankly, I am d ...

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