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Ribery ponders German citizenship
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BAYERN Munich’s French winger Franck Ribery has revealed he is considering taking German citizenship in an interview with daily newspaper Bild yesterday.
The ex-France international has played for Bayern since 2007 and when asked whether he wanted to apply for German citizenship, he replied: “Why not? I can imagine staying in Munich after the end of my career.
“I have bought a very nice house, I feel good here and I like the mentality. My children are doing well at school, they have German friends. My son Saif was born here, he may even one day play for Germany.”
Ribery, who turns 32 in April, says his decision whether or not to apply for German citizenship will be because of his family. “My eldest daughter Hiziya always makes fun of my German, and I laugh with her,” said Ribery, who was voted German player of the year in 2008.
“I did not learn the language in school, but in my daily life, from other people.”
Ribery is one of the few foreign players comfortable with being interviewed in German live on air after Bundesliga matches and has a reputation for being the joker in the Bayern squad.
Ribery won the Champions League title with Bayern in 2013 and has won both the German Cup and Bundesliga title four times, with Munich on course to claim a fifth German league title.
In Germany, a citizen from another European Union country can apply for German citizenship after eight years of residency.
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