Ribery testifies as prostitution ring witness

France winger Franck Ribery's lawyer says the footballer provided witness testimony last week for investigators probing a suspected prostitution ring believed to have operated out of a Paris nightclub.

Sophie Bottai, Ribery's lawyer, says no charges were filed against him and that he was not held in police custody.

A lawyer for France teammate Sidney Govou, meanwhile, declined to say whether his client spoke to investigators last week. Thierry Braillard says Govou "never set foot in" the Champs-Elysees nightclub Cafe Zaman, where the suspected prostitution ring was believed to have operated.

In April, 10 people were taken into custody in the investigation, but none were members of France's national team.