Lille's Nicolas Plestan (top) challenges Marseille's Mamadou Niang during their French Ligue 1 soccer match at Stadium Nord in Villeneuve d'Ascq December 1, 2007. Reuters Pictures 26 months ago

Lille's Nicolas Plestan (top) challenges Marseille's Mamadou Niang during their French Ligue 1 soccer match at Stadium Nord in Villeneuve d'Ascq December 1, 2007.

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  1. Olympique Marseille's Mamadou Niang (L) falls after being tackled by Montpellier's Abdelhamid El Kaoutari during their French Ligue 1 soccer match at the Mosson stadium in Montpellier January 30, 2010.
  2. Olympique Marseille's Mamadou Niang (L) challenges Montpellier's Emir Spahic during their French Ligue 1 soccer match at the Mosson stadium in Montpellier January 30, 2010.
  3. Marseille's forward Mamadou Niang, left, challenges for the ball with Montpellier's Emir Spahic , during their League One soccer match, in Montpellier, southern France, Saturday, Jan. 30, 2010.
  4. Marseille's Mamadou Niang, left, challenges for the ball with Montpellier's Souleymane Camara , during their League One soccer match, in Montpellier, southern France, Saturday, Jan. 30, 2010.
  5. Olympique Marseille's Mamadou Niang (L) challenges Montpellier's Souleymane Camara during their French Ligue 1 soccer match at the Mosson stadium in Montpellier January 30, 2010.
  6. Olympique Marseille's Mamadou Niang (R) challenges Lille's Franck Beria during their French League Cup soccer match at the Velodrome stadium in Marseille January 27, 2010.
  7. Olympique Marseille's Mamadou Niang (L) is challenged by Lille's Jerry Vandam (C) and Adil Rami (R) during their French League Cup soccer match at the Velodrome stadium in Marseille January 27, 2010.
  8. Olympique Marseille's Mamadou Niang (L) challenges Lille's Jerry Vandam (C) and Adil Rami (R) during their French League Cup soccer match at the Velodrome stadium in Marseille January 27, 2010.
  9. Marseille's forward Mamadou Niang, right, and Benoit Cheyrou, react after Niang scored his second goal on a penalty against Le Mans, during their League One soccer match, in Marseille, southern France, Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2010. Marseille won 2-1.
  10. Marseille's forward Mamadou Niang, right, challenges for the ball with Le Mans' Gregory Cerdan, during their League One soccer match, in Marseille, southern France, Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2010.
  11. Marseille's Mamadou Niang, right, is tackled by Bordeaux's Marc Planus during their French League one soccer match in Bordeaux, southwestern France, Sunday Jan. 17, 2010.
  12. Bordeaux's Michael Ciani, foreground, is tackled by Marseille's Mamadou Niang, left, during their French League one soccer match in Bordeaux, southwestern France, Sunday Jan. 17, 2010.
  13. Mamadou Niang (L) and Brandao of Olympique Marseille react after scoring against St Etienne during their French League Cup soccer match at the Geoffroy Guichard stadium in Saint-Etienne January 13, 2010.
  14. Mamadou Niang (C) and Brandao (L) of Olympique Marseille react after scoring against St Etienne during their French League Cup soccer match at the Geoffroy Guichard stadium in Saint-Etienne January 13, 2010.
  15. Mamadou Niang (L) and Brandao (R) of Olympique Marseille react after scoring against St Etienne during their French League Cup soccer match at the Geoffroy Guichard stadium in Saint-Etienne January 13, 2010.
  16. Olympique Marseille's Mamadou Niang (L) fights for the ball with RC Lens' Sebastien Roudet during their French Ligue 1 soccer match at Grimonprez Jooris Stadium in Lens November 28, 2009.

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