Pope Bouba Diop, author of Senegal's first goal in a World Cup finals, of the goal that gave the Teranga Lions the victory against France in the opening match of Korea / Japan 2002, He died this Sunday at the age of 42.
The English and French clubs went through the powerful player from Dakar, Lens, Fulham, Portsmouth, West Ham and Birmingham City, have agreed to express their pain and regret after learning of Diop's death, who died in France the victim of a long illness.
Diop's goal caused the first big surprise of the Asian World Cup, in which France, defending the title obtained four years earlier at home, were eliminated in the group stage without scoring a goal and Senegal reached the quarterfinals, in which he yielded in extra time against Turkey, which would later fall in the semifinals with Ronaldo's Brazil, champion after defeating Germany in the final.