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29.11.2020 / 23:31
Former Senegal star Papa Bouba Diop dies at 42
Papa Bouba Diop, a star of Senegal's famous World Cup campaign in 2002, has died. Diop, 42, had reportedly been battling a long-term illness. The former midfielder played for four different clubs in England, enjoying spells at Fulham, Portsmouth, West Ham and Birmingham City after impressing in France for Lens. In a Twitter statement on Sunday, Lens said: "It is with great sadness that Racing Club de Lens have just learned of the passing of their former player Papa Bouba Diop, at the age of