Money not the root of my sadness: Ronaldo
September 5th, 2012 - 6:50 pm ICT by IANS
Madrid, Sep 5 (IANS) Real Madrid forward Cristiano Ronaldo has said that money is not the reason he felt 'sad' after failing to celebrate his two goals against Granada Sunday.The ... Read more...
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Chinese club prepares huge offer for Kaka?
June 28th, 2012 - 8:30 pm ICT by IANS
Madrid, June 28 (IANS) Spanish and Italian newspapers are speculating that Chinese football side Guangzhou Evergrande are preparing an offer for Real Madrid's star Brazilian midfielder Kaka.Italian paper El ... Read more...
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Shanghai Shenhua confirms contract with Drogba
June 19th, 2012 - 3:04 pm ICT by IANS
Shanghai, June 19 (IANS) Chinese football club Shanghai Shenhua boss Zhu Jun confirmed that Cote d'Ivoire and former Chelsea striker Didier Drogba will join the club on a two-and-half years' ... Read more...
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Champions League win my greatest achievement: Didier Drogba
June 17th, 2012 - 9:49 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 17 (IANS) Former Chelsea striker Didier Drogba, who left the club at the end of the 2012 season, said here Sunday that the greatest achievement in ... Read more...
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Drogba to run in Olympic torch relay
May 23rd, 2012 - 5:22 pm ICT by IANS
London, May 23 (IANS) Outgoing Chelsea footballer Didier Drogba will run the Olympic torch relay here Wednesday.The 34-year-old Drogba will carry the torch in Swindon, at half-way point between ... Read more...
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Chelsea stun Barcelona at home in Champions League
April 19th, 2012 - 4:28 pm ICT by IANS
London, April 19 (IANS) A resilient Chelsea overcame defending champions Barcelona 1-0 in the semi-final first leg of the UEFA Champions League football at the Stamford Bridge here.The London club ... Read more...
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Adebayor, Terry call for goal-line technology
April 16th, 2012 - 8:05 pm ICT by IANS
London, April 16 (IANS) Tottenham Hotspurs striker Emmanuel Adebayor and Chelsea captain John Terry called for the use of goal-line technology in football after Juan Mata scored a controversial goal ... Read more...
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Chelsea reach Champions League quarters after thrilling win
March 15th, 2012 - 4:52 pm ICT by IANS
London, March 15 (IANS) English club Chelsea overcame a 1-3 first leg deficit against Italy's Napoli to book a place in the quarterfinals of the Champions League football, winning ... Read more...
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Ancelotti questions Man U’s potential to win title
April 29th, 2011 - 3:29 pm ICT by ANI
London, Apr 29 (ANI): Chelsea boss Carlo Ancelotti has increased pressure on Manchester United by questioning whether they have the potential to win the Premier League.Chelsea is back in the ... Read more...
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Drogba all set to stay at Chelsea
April 29th, 2011 - 3:26 pm ICT by ANI
London, Apr 29 (ANI): Ace striker Didier Drogba is set to stay at Chelsea after crunch talks with the club management.Drogba's agent Thierno Seydi met chief executive Ron Gourlay on Wednesday ... Read more...
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Chelsea squad not good enough: Ancelotti
April 20th, 2011 - 6:01 pm ICT by ANI
London, Apr. 20 (ANI): Carlo Ancelotti has admitted that he is facing the Chelsea axe because his squad is not good enough.That claim will stun owner Roman Abramovich, whose current stars cost ... Read more...
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Ancelotti concedes his Chelsea future doubtful after playing ‘out of form’ Torres
April 13th, 2011 - 1:28 pm ICT by ANI
London, Apr 13 (ANI): Chelsea boss Carlo Ancelotti has conceded that his future at the club is beyond his control after admitting that he may have made a mistake by selecting ... Read more...
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Drogba involved in spat with Chelsea fan
April 4th, 2011 - 2:20 pm ICT by ANI
London, Apr 4 (ANI): Chelsea's ace striker Didier Drogba was involved in a spat with one of his own fans at Stoke on Saturday.Drogba was walking off the pitch when one ... Read more...
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Drogba to enter talks with Chelsea for new contract
March 18th, 2011 - 6:28 pm ICT by ANI
London, Mar 18(ANI): Chelsea striker Didier Drogba has revealed that he will hold talks with the club's administrators about his future at the end of the season.Drogba's contract expires next year, and ... Read more...
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Chlesea has best strike force in Europe: Ancelotti
February 23rd, 2011 - 3:11 pm ICT by ANI
London, Feb 23 (ANI): Hailing his strike force, Chelsea boss Carlo Ancelotti has said that he thought he now had control of the best forwards in Europe after their comfortable victory ... Read more...
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‘Chelsea finding bad spell hard to live with’, says Drogba
February 9th, 2011 - 4:52 pm ICT by ANI
London, Feb 9(ANI): Chelsea striker Didier Drogba has admitted that everyone at the club is struggling to come to terms with their abysmal Premier League season.The defending champions are currently 10 points ... Read more...
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Manchester United is the main team to beat: Ancelotti
December 26th, 2010 - 4:06 pm ICT by ANI
London, Dec 26 (ANI): Chelsea boss Carlo Ancelotti has said that Manchester United is the main team to beat in his club's bid to retain the title.The Italian admits the team ... Read more...
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Arsenal will feel Chelsea’s full force on Monday: Cole
December 25th, 2010 - 3:32 pm ICT by ANI
London, Dec. 25 (ANI): Striker Ashley Cole believes that Arsenal will feel the full force of Chelsea on Monday.Cole is confident Carlo Ancelotti's men are more than capable of repeating last ... Read more...
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Arsenal is ‘bit afraid of Drogba’, says Ancelotti
December 24th, 2010 - 6:55 pm ICT by ANI
London, Dec 24(ANI): Ahead of the Chelsea-Arsenal Premier League clash, Chelsea manager Carlo Ancelotti has said that Arsenal are running scared of his striker Didier Drogba.Drogba has scored 13 goals in ... Read more...
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Drogba assures Ancelotti of stopping Chelsea’s season from collapsing
December 7th, 2010 - 5:24 pm ICT by ANI
London, Dec 7 (ANI): Ace striker Didier Drogba has told boss Carlo Ancelotti that he has the strength to stop Chelsea's season from collapsing.Drogba scored his eighth goal of the season ... Read more...
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Ancelotti blasts Chelsea players for lacking ‘desire to win’
December 4th, 2010 - 3:35 pm ICT by ANI
London, Dec 4 (ANI): Chelsea boss Carlo Ancelotti has criticized his players for lacking the "desire to win", and said that they have to beat Everton on Saturday.Chelsea has three defeats ... Read more...
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Chelsea’s ‘worst run of form’ since I joined in 2004: Drogba
November 30th, 2010 - 6:52 pm ICT by ANI
London, Nov 30(ANI): Chelsea striker Didier Drogba has admitted that his club's recent downward slide in form has been the worst he has witnessed during his six-year time at Stamford Bridge.Drogba ... Read more...
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Man with golden heart Drogba dedicated to helping world’s sick
November 20th, 2010 - 3:23 pm ICT by ANI
London, Nov 20 (ANI): Chelsea's ace striker Didier Drogba is not like any other footballer indulging in extravagance or cheating their partners, but is a man with a golden heart dedicated to ... Read more...
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Chelsea not going to buy Torres: Ancelotti
November 10th, 2010 - 5:40 pm ICT by ANI
London, Nov 10 (ANI): Chelsea boss Carlo Ancelotti has said that he is not going to replace Didier Drogba by buying Fernando Torres.He further said by the time Drogba is ... Read more...
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Chelsea’s Drogba says he’s baffled by Arsenal scoring record
October 4th, 2010 - 4:39 pm ICT by ANI
London, Oct 4 (ANI): Chelsea striker Didier Drogba is delighted with his fine scoring form and admits this amazing achievement against Arsenal has him baffled.With his good form, Chelsea went four ... Read more...
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Chelsea has depth to play fantastic football: Ancelotti
September 28th, 2010 - 4:35 pm ICT by ANI
London, Sep 28 (ANI): Chelsea boss Carlo Ancelotti has said that the club has the depth to play fantastic games despite not spending the millions provided by owner Roman Abramovich to ... Read more...
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Chelsea creates ’sensation of fear’ in opponents’ penalty area: Drogba
August 28th, 2010 - 7:02 pm ICT by ANI
London, Aug 28(ANI): Chelsea striker Didier Drogba has said that their next opponents Stoke City have a great reason to be frightened of facing the reigning Premier League champions today.Carlo Ancelotti's men ... Read more...
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Groin surgery rules Drogba out for three weeks
July 25th, 2010 - 7:31 pm ICT by ANI
London, July 25 (ANI): Chelsea striker Didier Drogba is a doubtful starter for the season curtain raiser against Manchester United in the Community Shield at Wembley on August 8 after undergoing ... Read more...
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Drogba set to play against Brazil
June 19th, 2010 - 5:15 pm ICT by IANS
Johannesburg, June 19 (DPA) Ivory Coast coach Sven Goran Eriksson has admitted that Didier Drogba is likely to start against Brazil in Sunday's Group G clash in Soccer City stadium.
"It would ... Read more...
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Portugal, Ivory Coast share points (Lead)
June 15th, 2010 - 11:38 pm ICT by IANS
Port Elizabeth, June 15 (DPA) It was billed as the match that would light up the football World Cup but Ivory Coast and Portugal played out a tense goalless draw at ... Read more...
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Gloom turns to joy as Drogba enters game
June 15th, 2010 - 11:24 pm ICT by IANS
Port Elizabeth, June 15 (DPA) Gloom turned to joy for Ivory Coast supporters when talismanic striker Didier Drogba came on as a substitute in Tuesday's football World Cup game against Portugal. ... Read more...
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Ivory Coast, Portugal share points in Group G draw
June 15th, 2010 - 11:18 pm ICT by IANS
Port Elizabeth, June 15 (DPA) Ivory Coast and Portugal made disappointing starts to their World Cup football campaigns with a 0-0 draw in Group G at the Port Elizabeth Stadium Tuesday.
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Drogba left out of starting line-up against Portugal
June 15th, 2010 - 8:30 pm ICT by IANS
Port Elizabeth, June 15 (DPA) Ivory Coast captain and leading scorer Didier Drogba was left out of the starting line-up for the World Cup football game against Portugal set for later Tuesday.
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Drogba could have represented France to avoid military ruler’s wrath
June 13th, 2010 - 4:59 pm ICT by ANI
Cape Town, June 13(ANI): Ivory Coast striker Didier Drogba has revealed that he would have accepted any offer to play for France to avoid being locked up by his country's military ruler ... Read more...
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Drogba asks Torres to consider joining Chelsea
May 13th, 2010 - 5:15 pm ICT by ANI
London, May 13 (ANI): Chelsea striker Didier Drogba has reportedly Liverpool's top scorer Fernando Torres to accept an offer from The Blues if it comes his way.According to The Sun, the ... Read more...
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