CR7 fanboys come for Ronaldo Ballon d'OR rival at Nations League Final as Bayern royalty ducks for cover
The incident happened at the Allianz Arena as fans goaded Franck Ribery after his online spat
Franck Ribery was targeted by Cristiano Ronaldo diehards as he was forced to take cover after his online row with the Portuguese legend.
Former France star Ribery was at the Allianz Arena, where he spent 12 years of his successful playing career at Bayern Munich, to watch the Nations League final.
But Ronaldo and Portugal supporters made their feelings known to the ex-winger after his recent online spat with Ronaldo, who scored in the game before Roberto Martinez's men triumphed on penalties.
A video clip that has surfaced online shows Ribery being goaded by jubilant Portuguese fans before eventually he retreats to his hospitality box.
Ribery mocked Ronaldo's claim about the Ballon d'Or after he revealed his three favourites.
The latest iteration of the award is set to be handed out in a glitzy ceremony in Paris in September.
Paris Saint-Germain forward Ousmane Dembele is among the favourites after helping the French side to the Champions League for the first time. Lamine Yamal and Mohamed Salah have also been mentioned as contenders for the award.
Meanwhile, five-time Ballon d'Or winner Ronaldo has offered his take on this year's frontrunners and claimed that Dembele could be the favourite after his European success. He said: 'The individual awards have lost some consensus, I can't say anything about who should win.
'In my opinion, those who stand out and win the Champions League should win. But there is no consensus.
'I don't believe much in individual awards because I know what goes on behind the scenes. Lamine [Yamal] could win, like [Ousmane] Dembele or Vitinha, other emerging players… but individual awards are irrelevant.'
Ribery replied with a scathing comment on social media. 'So you NEED to win the Champions League to win the Ballon d'Or?,' Ribery asked on Twitter alongside three laughing emojis.
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