The Wardrobe was the archetypal bog-standard mid-table player in the Premier League. Never excelling at anything, the former Fulham midfielder fashioned a career in the lower regions of France, England and various miscellaneous European countries. However, in 2002 he was hoisted up alongside the likes of and Ronaldinho, Raul and Zinedine Zidane in the race for the Ballon dOr award. Having scored the famous goal downed world champions France in the World Cup, sending shockwaves throughout the football stratosphere, Diop received rave reviews for his performances as the Africans reached the quarter-finals before valiantly bowing out to Turkey in extra-time. Having received a couple of votes, he was placed either in the rankings than the likes of Francesco Totti, Filippo Inzaghi and .Junichi Inamoto. World Cup fever eh? So that's a wrap - what do you think? As always, feel free to leave your thoughts and opinions in the comment section below.
Recent Journalism & New Media graduate. Insatiable thirst for all things football, and hopes to break into the field of sports journalism in the near future.
Have made a significantly insignificant playing career out of receiving several slaps around the head for not passing the ball.
