Mahamadou Diarra vs Yves Bissouma
Mali against Mali. The almanac states its case, the crowd votes, you decide.
Mahamadou Diarra
Mali · 2002–10 · CDM
- Almanac rating
- 87
- Rank in Mali
- #4 of 33
- Clubs
- SBV Vitesse, Olympique Lyonnais, Real Madrid Club de Fútbol
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.
Yves Bissouma
Mali · 2022–25 · CDM
- Almanac rating
- 84
- Rank in Mali
- #9 of 33
- Caps
- 50 · 5 goals
- Clubs
- Lille OSC, Brighton & Hove Albion, Tottenham Hotspur
Brighton put four past Manchester United on 7 May 2022 and he scored one of them, a result that stood at the time as the club's biggest win in the top flight. The Europa League followed with Tottenham in 2025, after a £30 million move in June 2022, with a place in the 2024 CAF Team of the Year and 50 Mali caps over four Africa Cup of Nations. Career record: 50 caps and 5 goals for Mali; club career at Lille OSC, Brighton & Hove Albion, Tottenham Hotspur.
The verdict
The almanac puts Mahamadou Diarra ahead by 3 rating points, 87 against 84.
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