Ribery played for Lille before joining Marseille, the team he then left for Bayern.

"I enjoy being here," he said. "I have got good memories. I do not feel bad because I play for one of the greatest clubs in the world," Ribery said.

"Regarding my behaviour as well as soccer (at Lille), there was just one problem at school, where we were (messing about) and I (accidentally) broke a girl's elbow.

"This is when I got dumped. But they already wanted to fire me well before because I was too little."