Dida

Originally Posted by dvir2007

dida is tired now, he isnt good as he was fewyears ago, we need boffun or somtin

I don't know about this guy Boffun; I thought we were after Buffon.

Originally Posted by BMWTaylor

I don't know about this guy Boffun; I thought we were after Buffon.

I think he means Bobo Vieri having fun.

Just kidding, of course ;D

Ronaldo:

As for Dida, he said: "Anyone can make mistakes. I don't understand why Nelson is being criticized so much; it's impossible for me to take because he is the most professional player I have ever seen.

"He's always first to arrive and last to leave training. In any case, he is relaxed and feeling good, as he will show us."

I can guarantee you guys that 50% of the reason he performed better in the San Siro is because of the fans... we kept cheering his name for long periods at pre-game..

NELSOOON NELSOOOON DIDA DIDA!!!!
NELSOON NELSOOON DiDA DIDDA!

Originally Posted by hitmannq8

I can guarantee you guys that 50% of the reason he performed better in the San Siro is because of the fans... we kept cheering his name for long periods at pre-game...

I saw the replay on FSC tonight and loved hearing the fans mark out whenever he caught a cross in the second half. Plus, he looked so darn cute in that yellow strip.

Nélson de Jesús Silva (born October 7, 1973 in Irará, Bahia), best known as Dida, is a Brazilian goalkeeper. He currently plays for A.C. Milan in the Italian Serie A.

Dida's club career began in 1990, at the age of 16, with small Alagoas team Cruzeiro de Arapiraca (not to be confused with Cruzeiro EC). Two seasons later, he returned to his home state after being signed by Bahia club Vitória, who would win the Bahia state championship in 1992. After winning the 1993 Under-21 FIFA Youth Championship as Brazil's first-choice keeper, he made 24 first-team appearances for Vitória that season.

Dida's request to opt out of the remainder of his contract with Cruzeiro in order to go to Europe drew the Raposa management's anger, and thus kicked off an ugly dispute that lasted for five months, during which he suited up for Switzerland club FC Lugano just to keep in game shape. But when the issue was finally resolved and Dida formally joined Milan (following a transfer sum the team paid to Cruzeiro), playing time was hard to come by as incumbent Christian Abbiati already had a firm grip on the #1 jersey. Not only that, veteran Sebastiano Rossi was not to be counted out. In the end, Abbiati was the starter, with Rossi as his deputy, while Dida was third on coach Alberto Zaccheroni's depth chart.Milan loaned Dida to São Paulo club Corinthians in order to get him some regular first-team action. It was during this time that his renowned penalty-saving skills came to the fore. His saving of two spot-kicks in Corinthians' 3-2 victory over intrastate rivals São Paulo FC - with both penalties taken by Raí - in the semifinal of the 1999 Campeonato Brasileiro provoked the headline "Dida is God" from Rio de Janeiro-based sports publication Lance. In the inaugural FIFA World Club Championship (now known as the FIFA Club World Cup) in 2000, Dida saved a Nicolas Anelka penalty in a 2-2 draw with Real Madrid, and in the final against Vasco da Gama, Corinthians won the title in a 4-3 penalty shoot-out after Edmundo's shot went wide.Milan recalled Dida for the 2000-01 season, and a chance to impress the team brass awaited at the beginning of the new Champions League campaign. He was now in the starting lineup, since Abbiati was away with Italy competing at the Sydney Olympics. A 4-1 group stage win over Beşiktaş J.K. on September 13, 2000 marked his official debut for the club, but it wasn't long before he would be dealt a cruel hand. On September 19, in the 89th minute against Leeds United at a rain-soaked Elland Road, he accidentally dropped the ball into his own goal after catching a Lee Bowyer shot, causing Milan to lose the match 1-0. It was an error of embarrassing proportions that continues to linger to this day, and despite a strong performance and clean sheet in a 2-0 Milan victory over FC Barcelona one week later, he was promptly benched following Abbiati's return. He made his first and only Serie A start that season as well, in a 2-0 November loss to Parma F.C. that saw Patrick Mboma score both goals.To make matters worse, one month after the Leeds debacle, he was among nearly a dozen Serie A players, among them Inter's Álvaro Recoba and Lazio's Juan Sebastián Verón, who were charged with using fraudulent European passports. Dida confessed to falsifying papers in order to obtain a Portuguese passport, in an attempt to dodge the Italian league's limit on non-EU players so he could sign with Milan. FIGC slapped Milan with a £314,000 fine, and banned Dida from the league for one year, in addition to a FIFA-imposed year-long suspension from national team play. In April 2003, following a court appearance in Milano, he was handed a seven-month suspended prison sentence.Dida was loaned back to Corinthians for the 2001-02 season following the passport flap, then recalled again to Milan for the '02-03 season, which he began on the bench until fate handed him a golden opportunity. On August 14, 2002, Abbiati limped off with a hip injury at halftime of a Champions League qualifying stage match against FC Slovan Liberec. Dida took his place for the second half and turned in a sterling performance that would shockingly result in a new first-choice keeper for Milan.His European career had suddenly taken off and it would soon lead to him writing his name into Milan history after the 2003 Champions League final at Old Trafford against league rivals Juventus, where his three saves against David Trézéguet, Marcelo Zalayeta and Paolo Montero in the penalty shoot-out, which had followed 120 minutes of goalless play, helped the Rossoneri win their sixth CL title and gained him worldwide prominence. The accolades poured in from his home country as well, as he was labeled "Saint Dida" by Lance and Brazilian newspaper O Globo, while Folha de São Paulo chipped in with the headline "Dida pushes Milan to the top of Europe."Dida was named the 2003-04 Serie A Goalkeeper of the Year as he conceded only 20 goals in 32 appearances, thus becoming the first and only non-Italian goalkeeper to win the award. Despite being hit and felled twice by foreign objects hurled from the crowd by opposing fans, he kept a clean sheet as Milan clinched their 17th Scudetto in club history with a 1-0 win over AS Roma on May 3, 2004. His consistent, eye-catching performances had transformed him into one of the world's top keepers and soon had pundits drawing comparisons between him and Juventus superstar Gianluigi Buffon, but he wasn't bowled over by such accolades. "I have no problem considering [Buffon] as the best around, because I certainly don't feel at the top," Dida said to Sky Sports in 2004. "I like to think of myself as the worst. Only that way can I find the stimulus to keep on improving."

Bmw you have a rival for the 'Top Dida Fan' award!!!!

Originally Posted by Jim_UK

Bmw you have a rival for the 'Top Dida Fan' award!!!!

in addition:

You forgot to mention that MZK has one more member in the Ignore list now !!!

Originally Posted by kastriot

in addition:

You forgot to mention that MZK has one more member in the Ignore list now !!!

haha .. very good

Originally Posted by Jim_UK

Bmw you have a rival for the 'Top Dida Fan' award!!!!

lol, I'm not so sure, as otherwise SweetAngel would also be rivalling for Kaka's and Pirlo's top fan award

Originally Posted by Jim_UK

Bmw you have a rival for the 'Top Dida Fan' award!!!!

Not quite.

Some probably won't believe me, but I wrote that entire Wiki entry myself several months ago.

Originally Posted by BMWTaylor

Not quite.

Some probably won't believe me, but I wrote that entire Wiki entry myself several months ago, in addition to occasional updates.

I know you did ... i was just teasing

Originally Posted by Jim_UK

I know you did ... i was just teasing

*pinches Jim's cheeks* Oh, you're just so cute.