Galatasaray
He signed a contract with Turkish club Galatasaray in January 2005, and went on to help them win the 2005 Turkish Cup by scoring a key goal in a 1-0 victory in the semi-final and scoring a goal and assisting another in a 5-1 win in the final against rivals Fenerbah�e. The Galatasaray fans were impressed with the young Frenchman's skills, and quickly gave him the nickname, "FerraRibery".
Galatasaray Controversy
On April 25th, 2007, the World Sport's top court dismissed an appeal by Turkish club Galatasary against French international Franck Ribery's move to Marseille in 2005. The Court of Arbitration of Sport (CAS) said in a statement that Ribery had terminated his contract with the Turkish club on just grounds, and that Galatasaray was not entitled to any compensation. The midfielder had signed a three-and-a-half year deal with the Turkish side in January 2005 before signing up with Marseille just five months later.
Galatasaray had claimed that Ribery was at fault when he broke his contract having not been paid for over four months. The IstanbulFIFA dismissed their case last November. side was reportedly claiming 10 million euros in compensation from Marseille. The Turkish club appealed to CAS after football's world governing body
Olympique de Marseille
Franck Ribery had 2 highly successful seasons at l'OM making 68 appearances (in all competitions) and scoring 14 goals. Ribery became a very important member of the squad contributing greatly towards Marseille's campaign to play UEFA Champions League2006-07 season in second place. football. Marseille completed the
Bayern Munich
On June 7, 2007, Bayern Munich officially anounced the signing of Rib�ry on a four year deal from Marseille, despite supposed growing interest from many clubs including Real Madrid or Arsenal, for a club record fee of €26 million (�17.5 million) and up to €4 million more with team's successes Rib�ry was given the number 7 shirt, previously worn by Mehmet Scholl, who retired this last season.
International Career
On May 27, 2006, he made his French senior national team debut in the "Les Bleus" 1-0 victory over Mexico at the Stade de France. He began the match and was substituted by David Trezeguet in the 74th minute.
On June 12, 2006, he was named in the starting lineup of the French team for their opener in the 2006 FIFA World Cup against Switzerland. His first international goal proved to be a crucial one, levelling France at 1-1 with Spain in the 41st minute of their knockout round match after calmly rounding the Spanish keeper, Iker Casillas. Though Spain were the favourites, France went on to win that game 3-1 to book a quarter-final slot against Brazil.
Upon facing Brazil on July 1, 2006, Rib�ry was substituted in the 75th minute of the 1-0 victory following an impressive performance. He also played in the World Cup final defeat to Italy where he went close with a low shot in the first half of extra-time.
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