What Is Rummenigge Smoking? Ribery One Of The Three Best Players In The World? Vote At Bestplayerintheworld.com:

Here's what Bayern Munich chairman Karl-Heinz Rummenigge has to say about star player Franck Ribery:

"Real Madrid president Florentino Perez and his advisor Pedro Jimenez asked if we were willing to speak with them over a transfer but we rejected the chance and we have no intention of selling Ribery," the former Germany international told Bild.

"We are relaxed and proud that we have one of the best three players in the world under contract. The power lies with Bayern Munich." (Source)

But based on our data Ribery, while one of the best players in the world, is not even in the clearly defined 7 Best Players.

Here are the best players in the world as of 7am Eastern Standard Time on Tuesday June, 2009:

Lionel Messi 46% (897 votes)
Cristiano Ronaldo 23% (445 votes)
Steven Gerrard 7% (138 votes)
Andres Iniesta 4% (72 votes)
Fernando Torres 3% (57 votes)
Zlatan Ibrahimovic 2% (45 votes)
Kaka 2% (43 votes)

Frank Lampard 1% (29 votes)
Wayne Rooney 1% (26 votes)
Ronaldinho 1% (27 votes)
Andrei Arshavin 1% (22 votes)
Nemanja Vidic 1% (15 votes)
Franck Ribery 1% (15 votes)

Didier Drogba 1% (14 votes)
Xavi Hernandez 1% (13 votes)
Robinho 1% (12 votes)
Iker Casillas 1% (11 votes)
Cesc Fabregas 1% (12 votes)
Arjen Robben <1% (9 votes)
Samuel Eto'o 1% (11 votes)
Luka Modric 1% (11 votes)
Petr Cech <1% (6 votes)
David Villa <1% (9 votes)
Emmanuel Adebayor <1% (5 votes)
Gianluigi Buffon <1% (6 votes)
Sergio (Kun) Aguero <1% (5 votes)
Ashley Young <1% (5 votes)

Total Votes: 1960

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