Ribery reveals 2014 World Cup will be his last

Ribery, 31, will appear in the finals for the third time, after an agonising penalty-shootout defeat to Italy in the final in 2006, and a dismal first-round exit four years ago in South Africa.

The Bayern Munich man will be 35 by the time the next finals come around in Russia, and he told radio station RTL that this year's tournament in South America will be his final bow on the world stage.

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