Didier Drogba
# didier-drogba - Tuesday 14 May, 2013
‘You called me monkey…’ Drogba’s anti-racist Facebook smackdown
The Ivorian was the target of abuse when Galatasaray met Fenerbahce at the weekend.
# didier-drogba - Tuesday 9 April, 2013
Madrid hold out despite late comeback from Galatasaray
Goals from Didier Drogba and Wesley Sneijder gave the Turkish side a glimmer of hope but Jose Mourinho’s side won 5-3 on aggregate.
# didier-drogba - Saturday 6 April, 2013
VIDEO: Drogba somehow lobs keeper with horribly heavy first touch
The Galatasaray striker had a huge stroke of luck for one of his two goals this evening.
# didier-drogba - Saturday 16 February, 2013
How long did it take Didier Drogba to score on his Galatasaray debut? All of 5 minutes
The former Chelsea hitman got his career in Turkey off to a winning start.
# didier-drogba - Monday 28 January, 2013
Galatasaray confirm deal for Didier Drogba
Ivory Coast’s veteran striker will be paid 10 million euros for an 18-month period.
# didier-drogba - Saturday 26 January, 2013
VIDEO: Gervinho again shows that he’s actually not a bad finisher
Now if only he could do that in an Arsenal shirt…
# didier-drogba - Tuesday 8 January, 2013
The Departures Lounge: Chelsea could lose out to City on Taison deal
We round up the best of this afternoon’s transfer tid-bits.
# didier-drogba - Saturday 5 January, 2013
Conte quashes Drogba to Juve rumours
The Ivorian striker has been linked with a move to the Serie A giants in recent weeks.
# didier-drogba - Friday 4 January, 2013
Here’s how to update your Chelsea jersey (on a serious budget)
You’re welcome, Chelsea fans.
# didier-drogba - Tuesday 4 December, 2012
Benitez rules out Lukaku January return
The 19-year-old has scored five Premier League goals for West Brom so far this season.
# didier-drogba - Thursday 29 November, 2012
File under obvious: Messi favourite for record fourth Ballon d’Or
FIFA and France Football announce the three finalists for the prestigious award in Sao Paulo today.
# didier-drogba - Wednesday 21 November, 2012
Beckham mum on plans after leaving MLS, Galaxy
The star also confirmed he plans to become an MLS owner in the near future
# didier-drogba - Friday 21 September, 2012
# didier-drogba - Friday 14 September, 2012
Drogba, Anelka back in Shanghai, says club
The side’s management say the row relating to the players is “basically resolved”.
Wenger rules out move for Drogba
Arsene Wenger denied that he is planning a shock move to bring Didier Drogba back to London.
# didier-drogba - Tuesday 28 August, 2012
Boardroom battle: Drogba, Anelka face uncertain future in China
There is a high-stakes power struggle going on at Shanghai Shenua, and the net result could mean the duo returning west.
# didier-drogba - Wednesday 4 July, 2012
Film festival: Cantona to premier documentary this week
Sarajevo is the lucky city to get the first glimpse of the film which features Didier Drogba.
# didier-drogba - Tuesday 26 June, 2012
# didier-drogba - Saturday 26 May, 2012
Scrapping the shoot-out: Could images like this soon be a thing of the past?
The FIFA president has tasked Franz Beckenbauer to come up with an alternative way to settle tied matches. Bring on the crossbar challenge.
# didier-drogba - Wednesday 23 May, 2012
Lap of honour as departing Didier Drogba carries Olympic torch
On day five of the relay, the flame ended in the hands of the British Queen’s granddaughter Zara Phillips.
# didier-drogba - Monday 21 May, 2012
And on that note: Drogba announces that he will leave Chelsea
The Ivory Coast striker, who scored the penalty to win Chelsea the Champions League, will depart the club at the end of the month.
# didier-drogba - Saturday 19 May, 2012
Open thread: how do you think the Champions League final will go?
Bayern Munich will enjoy the rare honour of hosting a Champions League final as they take on Chelsea tonight.
Lampard tells Munich to ‘bring it on’
The Chelsea midfielder says his side are looking to make up for the disappointment of their last Champions League final appearance.
# didier-drogba - Friday 18 May, 2012
Letter from Munich: darkness on the edge of town as ‘real final’ in city’s beerhalls
Miguel Delaney spent the day at the magnificent Allianz Arena… far from the madding crowd.
Slow and steady wins the race for ‘humble’ Heynckes, he hopes
Miguel Delaney is just out of a Bayern Munich press conference in which he found the manager less optimistic than the mood around the Bavarian capital.
Frank Lampard targeting ‘greatest achievement’
The 33-year-old was keen to praise the culture of German football ahead of the clash with the country’s most decorated and iconic club. Danke.
Champions League final preview: can Bayern Munich make home comforts count against Chelsea?
The Bundesliga side are hosting the European Cup decider in their own backyard, but will Chelsea spoil the party?
# didier-drogba - Thursday 17 May, 2012
Forward thinking: Lampard wary of Bayern attackers
“We’ll study them and we’ll watch through videos as we always do and we’ll look at their strengths and weaknesses.”
# didier-drogba - Saturday 5 May, 2012
“When the chips are down, we come together”: Terry revels in FA Cup win
The Chelsea skipper was adamant that Andy Carroll’s headed chance did not cross the line and has urged his teammates to push on for another win in the Champions League.
Big games, big moments: here are 12 cracking goals from FA Cup final history
Which one of these beauties is your favourite?
# didier-drogba - Wednesday 2 May, 2012
Chelsea fan banned for three years for Didier Drogba racial abuse
Stephen Fitzwater was banned today from all games in Britain and abroad for abusing Didier Drogba at Wembley.
# didier-drogba - Wednesday 25 April, 2012
Open thread: who do you fancy in the Champions League final?
We’re all set for a mouth-watering tie between Chelsea and Bayern. Who’s your money on?
# didier-drogba - Monday 23 April, 2012
# didier-drogba - Tuesday 28 February, 2012
Rethink: AVB now fears Abramovich axe
The Chelsea boss has had a look over the Russian’s “pattern of behaviour” and discovered that he’s not always rational.
# didier-drogba - Sunday 19 February, 2012
Chelsea boss denies reports that Drogba gave half-time team talk
Andre Villas Boas has rubbished rumours that his Ivorian striker inspired his team-mates to a second half recovery against Birmingham.
# didier-drogba - Thursday 16 February, 2012
Backing: AVB doesn’t need players support
The Chelsea coach is happy that he’ll be in a job as long as Roman Abramovich says so.
# didier-drogba - Monday 13 February, 2012
Fairytale ending as Zambia win emotional AFCON shootout
WATCH: Zambia celebrate their first Africa Cup of Nations win in Libreville, site of the plane crash which killed 18 of the national team in 1993.
# didier-drogba - Friday 27 January, 2012
Out of Africa: here’s your daily round-up from the Africa Cup of Nations
Salomon Kalou helped Ivory Coast book their place in the quarter-finals last night. Here’s how it all went down in Libreville last night.
# didier-drogba - Monday 23 January, 2012
Out of Africa: here’s your daily round-up from the Africa Cup of Nations
The Ivory Coast and Angola are both off to winning starts after yesterday’s Group B openers. Catch up with the action here.
# didier-drogba - Thursday 19 January, 2012
The Departures Lounge: your daily transfer gossip round-up
After falling out of favour, City could soon be getting rid of their tough-tackling Dutch midfielder.


























































