The France international recently won Uefa's Best Player in Europe award and is one of the favourites to win the Ballon d'Or as well, with La Liga stars Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi as Ribery's biggest rivals for the prestigious individual award.
He is a very serious candidate to win the Ballon d'Or, Platini told gathered press when asked about his compatriot's chances of winning the award.
He was already voted the best player in Europe in August. Admittedly, that was a different election, though.
