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Former footballer Lassana Diarra represented Portsmouth, Chelsea, Real Madrid as well as Paris Saint-Germain.
Former footballer Lassana Diarra represented Portsmouth, Chelsea, Real Madrid as well as Paris Saint-Germain.

People often let players who are on the less flamboyant side of the game slip their mind once their career is over. One such star was Lassana Diarra!

When the conversation about who the beautiful game's best defensive midfielders ever are arises, it seems the Frenchman is rarely ever brought up. The list would often include Sergio Busquets, Claude Makelele, N'Golo Kante, Xabi Alonso, Roy Keane, and Lothar Matthaus, among others, but where is the player who seemed to have an almost flawless list of attributes?

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