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Drogba Defends Mourinho Amid Accusations Of Racism
03 Mar

Drogba Defends Mourinho Amid Accusations Of Racism

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Former Chelsea striker Didier Drogba weighed into the Turkish soccer spat involving Jose Mourinho, saying on Wednesday that his old coach “is not a racist and history is there to prove it.” Mourinho, who coaches Fenerbahce in Turkey, was accused by Galatasaray of making racist comments after a 0-0 draw between the rivals teams that was refereed by a Slovenian official on Monday. Mourinho was asked about a challenge early in the match and said a Turkish referee would have reacted with a yellow card “after the big dive and their (Galatasaray’s) bench jumping around like monkeys.” Galatasaray said it…
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Didier Drogba Represented Cote D’Ivoire Very Well- Dede Ayew On 2023 AFCON Ambassador
11 Jan

Didier Drogba Represented Cote D’Ivoire Very Well- Dede Ayew On 2023 AFCON Ambassador

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Black Stars captain Andre Dede Ayew has praised former Cote D’Ivoire striker Didier Drogba for representing the West African nation and the African continent well. He said this during his appearance in French Ligue 1’s documentary, “Follow Your Lucky Star: Africa and Ligue 1 Uber Eats, the common goal”. Drogba starred for Olympique Marseille before moving to Chelsea where he won the UEFA Champions League title with the EPL side. The Ivorian forward is an ambassador for the 2023 AFCON that is set to be hosted by Cote D’Ivoire from January 13 to February 11. With The Elephants, Drogba starred…
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Chelsea: Thiago Silva Says Club Need To ‘Stop And Put A Strategy In Place’
19 Apr

Chelsea: Thiago Silva Says Club Need To ‘Stop And Put A Strategy In Place’

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Chelsea defender Thiago Silva says the club need to "stop and put a strategy in place" or risk another difficult campaign next season. Despite lavish transfer spending under new owner Todd Boehly, Chelsea are 11th in the Premier League and will end this season without a trophy after defeat by Real Madrid in the Champions League. "The manager can only pick 11 from 30-something. That's tough," said Silva. "There is always going to be someone upset because not everyone can play." American investor Boehly and private equity firm Clearlake Capital completed a £4.25bn takeover of Chelsea in May 2022. They spent…
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