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Franck Ribery reveals heartbreaking story behind scar on his face

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Ribery: My family suffered because of people's comments but I never cried
 

Bayern Munich’s veteran winger Franck Ribery has opened up about his tough upbringing and the heartbreaking story behind his facial scars.

Abandoned by his biological parents in a convent of nuns when he was two years, Ribery was lucky to survive when a lorry collided with the car his family was travelling in.

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