DOUBLE UPDATE - Ribery has been scheduled to have the screw(s) removed from the initial surgery on Friday with hopes that he will be fit for action sometime in September.

UPDATE - Bayern Munich Chairman Karl-Heinze Rumminegge has stated that Ribery’s surgery in Basel, Switzerland was a success and the torn ligament in his left ankle have been repaired.

Every Munich player involved with the 2008 Euros will have at least three weeks off at the end and with Ribery’s eight week recovery period, you’d have to say it will be a welcome rest that will allow him to shut down and get his body back after an extremely long season.

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Frances’ Franck Ribery has been named the best player in the Bundesliga, winning 57.8% of the 268 player vote.

Ribery’s Munich teammate Luca Toni was named 2nd best player, winning 24.8% of the votes.  Weder Bremen’s Brazilian playmaker, Diego was 3rd with 8.5%.

Not bad for the guy they call Scarface.

This is an amazing achievement for Ribery, considering this is only his first year at Munich.

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When France’s Frank Ribery dropped his free kick in Bayern Munich’s 5-nil win over Anderlecht in the Uefa Cup on Thursday, he earned himself 100 Euro due to a friendly bet. While it’s normal to have this type of friendly competition after training, Dutch midfielder Mark Van Bommel challenged Ribery with the bet that if he made it, Van Bommel would pay and if he missed Ribery would pay Van Bommel the 100 Euro.

So much for easy money and you can see him telling the coaching staff Van Bommel owes him money.

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