Martin Dahlin (born April 16, 1968, in Lund) is a Swedish football player. April 16 is the 106th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (107th in leap years). ... 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1968 calendar). ... (help· info) or is a Scanian city in the Skåne province of southernmost Sweden. ... Football (soccer) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ...

He was part of the Swedish national team which finished 3rd in the 1994 FIFA World Cup and participated in the team which reached the semifinals of Euro 92. The 1994 Football World Cup held in the USA was won by Brazil who beat Italy 3-2 on penalty kicks after the game and extra time ended 0-0. ... The 1992 European Football Championship (Euro 92) final tournament was hosted by Sweden. ...

In 1993 he was selected as best Swedish player of the year, winning Guldbollen. He has played for Malmö FF, Borussia Mönchengladbach, AS Roma, Hamburger SV and Blackburn Rovers. 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ... Guldbollen, (eng. ... This article is about Malmö FFs football section. ... Borussia Mönchengladbach, often shortened to Gladbach, is a German football club based in Mönchengladbach, North Rhine-Westphalia and is one of the countrys most well-known, best-supported, and successful teams. ... A.S. Roma (Associazione Sportiva Roma) is a Italian football club. ... Hamburger SV is a German football club based in Hamburg. ... Blackburn Rovers Football Club is an English Premier League football club based in the town of Blackburn, Lancashire. ...

Dahlin has black and Swedish parents, and bears a striking physical resemblance to former American football star and notorious murder suspect O. J. Simpson. In fact, during the 1994 World Cup (held in the USA), he picked up the nickname "O.J." because of this similarity to the killer. United States simply as football, is a competitive team sport that is both fast-paced and strategic. ... Orenthal James Simpson (born July 9, 1947 in San Francisco, California), publicly known by the initials O.J., and nicknamed The Juice, was a Hall of Fame former college and professional football player and film actor. ...

Dahlin transferred from AS Roma to Blackburn Rovers in mid-1997 and made 21 appearances in the 1997/1998 season, scoring 4 goals.

In the 1998/1999 season, he only played 5 games when an injury in a training game ruled him out for the rest of the season and contributed to his retirement from the game after a short spell at Hamburger SV in 1999.

Blackburn Rovers later sued their insurance company who had refused to pay out over the injury claiming that normal wear and tear could have been a contributing factor. Although the initial verdict was given in favour of the club, in 2005 the Court of Appeal overturned the verdict and sent it back to the lower court. On April 12, 2006 the High Court ruled in favour of the insurance company, decreeing that the player probably had a pre-exisiting condition. [1] This decision leaves Blackburn about £4million out of pocket. Her Majestys Court of Appeal is the second most senior court in the English legal system (with only the judges of the House of Lords above it). ... April 12 is the 102nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (103rd in leap years). ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

He is now living the quiet life back in Sweden and lends his name to a famous clothing line in Scandinavia and Europe.