PARIS — Franck Ribery, who has been shortlisted for the prestigious FIFA-Ballon d'Or award, was named French Player of the Year Tuesday by France Football magazine. The Bayern Munich winger beat midfield duo Paul Pogba of Juventus and Paris St Germain's Blaise Matuidi in a poll of past and present French players. “I now have to go get Thierry Henry's record,” Ribery, who has now won the prize three times to Henry's five, told France Football. Ribery, who won the Champions League, the Bundesliga and the German Cup with Bayern this year, was named on a three-man shortlist for the FIFA-Ballon d'Or award Monday along with Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo. — Reuters
