These are moments particularly appreciated by football enthusiasts. The matches called “legends” are a great opportunity to review the big names in the past. This week, Franck Ribéry has given pleasure to Bayern Munich supporters during a charity meeting. But the former French international (81 selections, 16 goals) almost never replayed football with his two legs.
In an interview broadcast on Saturday in the columns of
The teamthe 2006 World Cup finalist spoke of the serious physical problems he encountered at the end of his career, when he wore the Salernitana jersey (September 2021-October 2022). “” I had more and more sore kneeexplains Franck Ribéry. I was no longer in training between the matches, but in recovery to preserve myself. I took two days of rest, then three or four. »»
“It was so serious that I had holes in the leg”
And then, the situation has worsened. “” I lost the pace to save myself. Examinations revealed that I had no more cartilage… I had a big infection almost five months later. For two months, I took tablets. We removed the plate. The infection had eaten away. It was so serious that I had holes in my leg. I had grabbed a golden staphylococcus. »»
And the former Metz player, OM, Bayern and Fiorentina feared a terrible outcome: ” I was really afraid we could have cut my leg. The surgeon was fantastic. So when I replay with the ancients as with my little one, somewhere, I revise ! »»
