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Jaiyeorie October 24, 2022

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Franck Ribery, a former Bayern Munich and France winger, has declared his retirement from sport.

After suffering from a knee injury, the 39-year-old has cancelled his contract with Serie A club Salernitana.

From 2007 to 2019, he scored 124 goals and provided 182 assists in 425 appearances for Bayern, winning the Champions League in 2013 and nine Bundesliga crowns.

“The ball stops, the feelings do not. Thanks to everyone for this great adventure,” said Ribery on Twitter.

Ribery joined Fiorentina before moving to Salernitana last summer, helping the club avoid relegation by one point but he has not featured since the opening day loss to Roma. His retirement had been rumoured for several weeks.

The Frenchman joined Bayern for £17m from Marseille in June 2007, a year after being part of the France side that finished runner-up to Italy at the 2006 World Cup.

A three-time French player of the year, he recorded 16 goals and 25 assists in 81 caps for his country before announcing his retirement from international duty in 2014 after missing the World Cup with a back injury.

After 12 successful years in Munich, he left alongside Dutch winger Arjen Robben as Bayern were crowned champions of Germany for a seventh successive season.

The ball stops. The feelings inside me do not. ✨
Der Ball ruht. Die Gefühle in mir nicht. ✨
Le ballon s’arrette mais pas mes sentiments pour lui. ✨
Il pallone si ferma. Le emozioni dentro di me, no. ✨

Thanks to everyone for this great adventure. 🙏🏼#FR7 #Elhamdoulillah pic.twitter.com/Ku4i1MeEbE
— Franck Ribéry (@FranckRibery) October 21, 2022