From FA Cup winner to training-ground rebel: Madrid's jack of all trades Lassana Diarra had no ordinary career

The Frenchman impressed at some of the world's biggest clubs – yet was never a star for any of them and often had to make way for bigger names. Sol Campbell, Niko Kranjcar, Nwankwo Kanu – the Portsmouth side that claimed FA Cup glory in 2008 featured several names who would either be stars at leading European clubs in the future or who had played at the highest level in the past.