Champions League winner and World Cup finalist Franck Ribery was in tears as he called time on his football career.
The 39-year-old began his career more than 20 years ago and has played top-flight football in France, Turkey, Germany and Italy. He was in France's starting line-up for the 2006 World Cup final against Italy, and became a European champion with Bayern Munich in 2013 before finishing third in the Ballon d'Or voting that year.
He joined Salernitana in 2021, helping the team keep their place in Serie A after promotion and playing twice at the start of this season. However, after knee issues became too much for him, the veteran made the difficult decision to hang up his boots.
