Papa Bouba Diop

My friends all know that I love Papa Bouba Diop. The name rolls off the tongue like any star Senegalese stud's name would. Diop is a classic modern footballer. He is quick, strong, but also possesses technical ability - and contributes both offensively and defensively. He is stable. Unheralded. A workhorse. A protector. A passer with vision. The type of player who will never wear the number 10 jersey but will protect the number 10 and feed him brilliant through balls. So, while Portsmouth have missed that bit of quality and stability in the middle (the club's best player last season by a country ... Read Full Story

September 21, 2008  Today you can watch Man City vs Portsmouth Live and Free via online video streaming. Manchester City midfielder Michael Johnson and Winger Martin Petrov are ruled out due to injuries. Portsmouth could start with Younes Kaboul and Papa Bouba Diop, as rumours say Harry Redknapp may rest wingers Armand Traore and John Utaka. Watch Manchester City v Portsmouth Premier League Football Match Live Online Free As for injuries Ben Sahar, Niko Kranjcar and Jerome Thomas are all out of today’s Portsmouth side. Both sides have had exactly the same start to the season, points wise anyway, and with each side looking ... Read Full Story

There was a moment right at the end of the game against Portsmouth in which Papa Bouba Diop committed what looked like a dreadful foul on (I think) Denilson. From my position in the upper tier quite some way along from the incident I didn’t have anything remotely like a perfect view, but it looked dreadful from where we sat. After what seemed an age of hand waving the men came on with the stretcher and carted Diop off. But long before that the Portsmouth sub came on. Now I know it is only a technicality, but you really should not have a sub ... Read Full Story

Portsmouth pair Papa Bouba Diop and Kanu have both signed new contracts to keep them at the struggling Premier League club. Read Full Story

Steven Gerrard slotted in a 76th minute penalty to earn Premier League leaders Liverpool a win over Portsmouth. Gerrard scored after Papa Bouba Diop undid his side’s resolute performance by handling a corner in Pompey boss Tony Adams’ first game in charge. Until then, Dirk Kuyt’s shot being parried against the post was the closest Liverpool had [...] Read Full Story