The most unpopular player in the history of Liverpool hopes to become president of his country

Could Donald Trump soon be the world's second least popular world leader? El-Hadji Diouf has big, big plans.

If you want to see a Liverpool fan spit, just mention the name El-Hadji Diouf, a man who himself is no stranger to the oral evacuation of his bodily fluids. Just ask those Celtic fans. He was a nasty piece of work, spending a couple of controversy-filled seasons at Anfield from 2002, before spells at Blackburn, Leeds, Bolton and Rangers among others. Well, the 37-year-old wants to follow in the footsteps of George Weah - who became President of Liberia last month - and become an example to the youngsters of the Senegalese nation. "I am looking after myself and my family. For many years I use to think about football but I have a new career and it is a political career," he said.

"I have taken the decision to do politics because I have people waiting for me to change things in my country and I'm ready to do that because I want to be the soldier of the youngsters. My future is defined. In the next two years I'll be joining politics, because I know from that point I can change a lot in football. I have a lot of passion for politics, and I have people in Senegal who are mentoring me. That is the future for me, because a lot of Senegalese people are able to listen to me."