Missing out on World Cup is like death in the soul: Ribery

Franck Ribery has likened his World Cup absence to "a death in the soul".

Franck Ribery

Franck Ribery has likened his World Cup absence to "a death in the soul".

Franck Ribery

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Ribery said on the French Football Federation’s official website: “It is like a death in the soul that I am forced to leave the France team and give up on the World Cup.

“I always hoped to be able to play against Jamaica (in this Sunday’s final warm-up friendly) but when I pushed it physically on Friday morning it aggravated my back pain. “In these conditions and despite the efforts of the medical staff my absence was inevitable.”

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