Arjen Robben has despatched a touching tribute to his former Bayern Munich team-mate Franck Ribery after his retirement from soccer.
- Ribery & Robben starred for Bayern
- Frenchman has now retired
- Dutchman pays tribute
WHAT HAPPENED? Ribery waved an emotional goodbye to soccer on the weekend after asserting his retirement on the age of 39. The Frenchman loved a superb partnership with Robben at Bayern, certainly the duo had been recognized to the membership’s followers as ‘Theft,’ and the Dutchman has now paid tribute to his former team-mate.
WHAT THEY SAID: “Thanks for the whole lot my good friend!.. It was all the time an excellent pleasure with you on and off the sector!” he wrote on Instagram. “You could be actually pleased with the whole lot you’ve achieved!.. It was and can all the time be an honor for me to be a part of Theft. Benefit from the time with your loved ones now and see you quickly!”
THE BIGGER PICTURE: Ribery received 18 main titles in 12 years at Bayern and, like Robben, will go down as a real legend of the membership. The Frenchman was additionally named Europe’s Footballer of the 12 months in 2013 and scored 124 objectives in 425 appearances for the Bavarian giants.
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DID YOU KNOW? Ribery supplied 92 assists in 273 Bundesliga appearances – essentially the most of all non-German gamers since detailed information assortment started in 2004-05.
WHAT NEXT FOR RIBERY? The Frenchman is ready to proceed with Serie A facet Salernitana in a non-playing capability and can work alongside head coach Davide Nicola.
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