"I came out many times to say that I am against the Ballon D'Or because we are in a team sport. I would rather vote for the team of the year, the team who leaves a print in your mind. The team of the year last year was Bayern Munich because they won, in a convincing way, every single trophy that was winnable. That's why for me, in 2013, I keep more Bayern Munich in my mind than any individual player. The Ballon D'Or shows that it's only been voted on individual achievement, not on team achievement. If you consider the individual plus team achievement, it would have been Ribery."