Lassana Diarra: Talentspotter

Nickname 
Dia. Like many football players, it's a shortened version of my surname. It's not particularly inspiring, but if that's what people want to call me, who am I to argue?

Team supported
Although I'm from Paris, the glamour of Olympique Marseille appealed to me. When I started to understand and appreciate football, they were the biggest team in Europe, winning the European Cup in 1993. As a kid, you always want to associate yourself with the biggest teams, the winning teams.

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