Injured Ribery targets Club World Cup return (AFP) Friday 22 November 2013 French international Franck Ribery remains confident he can return from a broken rib and play in the upcoming FIFA Club World Cup for Bayern Munich in December, he told sports daily Kicker on Friday. The FIFA Ballon dOr candidate suffered the injury during Frances dramatic 3-0 victory over Ukraine in midweek at the Stade de France, which gave Didier Deschampss men their ticket to next Junes FIFA World Cup™ in Brazil. From now to then (the Club World Cup), I can definitely play again, assured the 30-year-old. I think Ill be able to run again in ten to 14 days, certainly with pain, but after that it should be fine. Bayern, who travel to arch rivals Borussia Dortmund on Saturday with a four point lead in the Bundesliga, hope that Ribery will be on the plane to Morocco for the year ending showpiece tournament. Coach Pep Guardiola said: Im not a doctor and we have a few more matches yet, but I hope he will be back on form leading up to the Club World Cup. Bayern are looking for their fifth trophy of the year after an unprecedented treble of Champions League, German title and German Cup, as well as the European Supercup which they won in August by beating Chelsea 2-1 in Prague. Ribery, however, said that Tuesdays win in Paris over a Ukraine side that had a 2-0 first-leg lead was almost as good as winning silverware. It was a memorable evening and like winning a trophy for me, which may mark the beginning of a new era (for France). I had to play nearly 80 minutes with the injury but I gritted my teeth, added Ribery, who is ruled out for the Dortmund clash. The Munich giants are riding a staggering 37 match unbeaten run and have already sealed their place in the last-16 of the Champions League as they prepare for Saturdays top-of-the-table Bundesliga clash.
Posted on: Sat, 23 Nov 2013 01:30:35 +0000
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