Topic: Didier Drogba

Dream Premiership debut for Nigerian Odemwingie

Nigeria midfielder Peter Odemwingie was the match-winner as West Bromwich Albion recovered from an opening-day drubbing at Chelsea to edge Sunderland 1-0 in the English Premiership at the weekend. Odemwingie joined the Midlands club from Russian outfit Lokomotiv Moscow just one day ...

Chelsea trounce West Bromwich 6-0

Didier Drogba scored a hat-trick as Chelsea began the defence of the English Premier League title with a crushing 6-0 victory over West Bromwich Albion at Stamford Bridge on Saturday. Victory left Chelsea on top of the table after an opening day ...

Drogba warns his best is yet to come

Chelsea striker Didier Drogba has warned his best is yet to come as he makes his comeback after groin surgery. The Ivory Coast forward stepped up his recovery with a 30-minute cameo in the 3-1 Community Shield defeat to Manchester United at ...

Anelka back as Chelsea slump to friendly defeat

Nicolas Anelka played for the first time since being kicked-out of France's World Cup squad on Sunday but was unable to prevent Chelsea slipping to a 2-1 defeat against Eintracht Frankfurt. Anelka was one of six World Cup players featuring for the ...

Chelsea give Ancelotti licence to shop

Chelsea have assured manager Carlo Ancelotti the answer will be yes if he asks for transfer funds to bolster his squad. Ancelotti has so far made just one major summer signing with the acquisition of Yossi Benayoun from Liverpool for five million ...

Chelsea's Drogba sidelined for three weeks

Chelsea striker Didier Drogba is set to be sidelined for three weeks after surgery on a groin injury, the club said. Drogba, 32, had struggled with the groin problem for much of last season and Friday's surgery was needed to ensure his ...

City dismiss Drogba talks claim

Claims by Didier Drogba's agent that Manchester City had held talks about signing the Chelsea superstar were dismissed out of hand by a City spokesman on Tuesday. Drogba's agent Thierno Seydi had suggested in a radio interview that Drogba could leave Stamford ...

Eriksson shrugs off Drogba arm cast row

Ivory Coast coach Sven-Goran Eriksson on Saturday shrugged off Brazilian concerns over Didier Drogba's controversial protective arm cast ahead of the two nations' crunch World Cup clash. Ivory Coast captain Drogba broke his arm in a pre-World Cup friendly and his decision ...

Brazil's Dunga not losing sleep over Drogba

Brazil coach Dunga said he will not single out the threat of Chelsea striker Didier Drogba when the South American giants face the Ivory Coast in Sunday's World Cup match. Ivory Coast captain Drogba is expected to start, or at least play ...

Dunga faces former mentor Eriksson

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - Brazil coach Dunga faces his former mentor Sven-Goran Eriksson on the touchline when the five-times world champions meet Ivory Coast in a mouthwatering World Cup Group G clash at Soccer City on Sunday. Former England and Mexico coach Eriksson, ...
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