Mali against Mali. The almanac states its case, the crowd votes, you decide.
Mali · 2019–26 · CM
In Leipzig on 8 December 2020 he scored in a 3-2 win that put Manchester United out of the Champions League and into the Europa League. Two DFB-Pokal titles came with Leipzig in 2022 and 2023, the Coupe de France with Lens in May 2026, back-to-back Austrian championships at Salzburg, and 52 caps for Mali stretched across four Cups of Nations between 2019 and 2025. Career record: club career at FC Red Bull Salzburg, RB Leipzig.
Mali · 2002–10 · CDM
Before Real Madrid signed him in 2006, Fabio Capello told president Ramón Calderón the squad needed three players: Diarra, Diarra and Diarra. He arrived with four consecutive Ligue 1 titles from his four seasons at Lyon and added La Liga in 2006-07 and 2007-08, having made the Ligue 1 team of the year in 2005-06, and he won 72 caps for Mali, whom he captained, across Africa Cup of Nations campaigns in 2002, 2004, 2008 and 2010. Career record: club career at SBV Vitesse, Olympique Lyonnais, Real Madrid Club de Fútbol.
The almanac puts Mahamadou Diarra ahead by 3 rating points, 87 against 84.
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