"Mababa "Pape" Diouf" is a Senegalese former journalist, best known for being the president of French football club Olympique de Marseille between 2005 and 2009.

Diouf was born in Abéché, Chad, to Senegalese parents. The family returned to their native country shortly after Diouf's birth.

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To prove our determination and show to both the PSG directors and the French football authorities we disagree with their decisions (...), we have decided to not to send our professional squad to the match.

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We hope to have Jean back as soon as possible.

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We come to Paris in peace.

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The bone is broken into several pieces. It will make things more complicated. He should be sidelined for six weeks to two months.

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Those who will play will give it all they have to represent Marseille in a dignified manner.

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You can't wait for a man or a child to get killed. The game of football means nothing when lives are at stake.

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Marseille's first team will not go to Paris. You don't play with peoples' lives.

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