Penalty for Bayern star? That says coach Kovac

The leader of the record champion responds to reports of a renewed dropout of the Frenchman - and makes something clear.

Coach Niko Kovac sees FC Bayern Munich no reason for sanctions against Franck Ribéry. The 35-year-old Frenchman is said to have allowed another attack on a journalist. According to a report by the online portal and t-online.de cooperation partner "Sportbuzzer" Ribéry after the game of Bayern against Bayer 04 Leverkusen (3: 1) on 15 September before the Munich Arena a dispute with a photographer have delivered.

He knew nothing about that, said Kovac on Friday in the press conference before the home game against Fortuna Dusseldorf. He was "surprised" by the demand. So far, an incident had become known two weeks after the 2: 3 of Bayern in Dortmund. Ribéry had then slapped the French TV expert Patrick Guillou.

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The offensive player later apologized for this misstep, which was also worked up in-house. "We should leave it that," Kovac said. The head coach sees no need for action as a coach. "I do not want to be a moralist," Kovac said. Everyone makes mistakes in life. He was primarily responsible for what was happening on the pitch, the coach emphasized.

Rummenigge: No knowledge about the truth of the new allegations
Ribéry has not commented on the alleged second incident so far. He had not played in the match against Leverkusen and had left the stadium during the match. As Ribéry, already in the taxi sitting, was photographed by a photographer, the vehicle turned over. After showing a witness, the player got out and stormed towards the photographer. He should have grabbed him by the wrist and shouted that he should delete the photos taken immediately.

Bayern Munich's CEO Karl-Heinz Rummenigge had told journalists on Thursday evening that he had heard about the incident. But he has no knowledge of whether there is something in the story or if it is a rumor.