Franck Ribéry Wins UEFA 2012-13 Best Player In Europe Award

UEFA BEST PLAYER

Thursday, during the UEFA Champions League group stage draw, they announced the winner of the Franck Ribéry wins UEFA 2012-13 Best Player in Europe award. The nominees included Real Madrid’s Cristiano Ronaldo, Barcelona’s Lionel Messi and Bayern Munich’s Franck Ribery. The journalists attending the draw voted for the award live, not ahead of time.
“We are playing a very good team tomorrow evening. It is not about revenge,” Ribéry said before winning the award. ”We are looking forward to playing against a great side.”
Ribéry led his Bayern Munich squad to the Champions League title last season over Bundesliga rival Borussia Dortmund at Wembley Stadium.
Cristiano Ronaldo was unable to attend the event instead electing to play for Real Madrid in a fairly lopsided and easy contest against a low-level opponent. Last year’s winner was Andrés Iniesta of Barcelona.