[21] It was here that he began playing team football more frequently, joining a local youth side. AIDS and HIV is something that really destroyed Africa, and people don’t really realise how easy it is to save lives — only two pills a day, which is 40 cents. Between the 2009–10 and 2011–12 seasons, he managed 24 assists in the Premier League, with an average pass success rate of 61.4 percent, owing to his vision and creativity on the ball. [136] He started the game as captain and was substituted with injury after half an hour, being carried off by his teammates in an eventual 3–1 win. [61][62] He scored his first goal of the season in mid-November but there was little reason to celebrate: he incurred disciplinary action and a three-match ban for throwing a coin back into the stands and Chelsea suffered a League Cup defeat against Burnley. 2020: Vardy, European Sports Magazines Team van het jaar, Lijst van spelers met 100 of meer doelpunten in de Premier League, Lijst van spelers van het Ivoriaanse voetbalelftal, Ivoriaanse selecties op internationale voetbaltoernooien, http://www.nu.nl/voetbal/4617024/drogba-39-tekent-als-speler-en-mede-eigenaar-bij-phoenix-rising-in-vs.html, https://www.voetbalzone.nl/doc.asp?uid=340918, Didier Drogba - Prestaties (gedetailleerd), https://nl.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Didier_Drogba&oldid=56618879, Wikipedia:Lokale afbeelding anders dan op Wikidata, Wikipedia:Artikel mist referentie sinds januari 2016, Wikipedia:Alle artikelen die een referentie missen, Wikipedia:Commonscat met lokaal zelfde link als op Wikidata, Creative Commons Naamsvermelding/Gelijk delen, Topscorer aller tijden van het Ivoriaanse voetbalelftal. His reputation was marred amidst accusations of cheating during Chelsea's 2–0 win over Manchester City.
[55], Controversy still dogged the player as before the UEFA Champions League semi-final second leg clash with Liverpool, Drogba was accused of diving by Liverpool manager Rafael Benítez. [199], Drogba is married to Lalla Diakité, a Malian woman whom he met in Paris, and the couple have three children together. After the departure of Damien Duff to Newcastle United, Drogba switched from the number 15 shirt he had worn for Chelsea since 2004 to the number 11 shirt vacated by Duff. [19] In 1991, his parents also travelled to France; first to Vannes and then, in 1993, setting in Antony in the Paris suburbs, at which point the 15-year-old Drogba returned to live with them and his siblings. [20] He played football every day in a car park in the city but his return to the Ivory Coast was short lived. Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson expressed concerns over elbowing in the Premier League. [30] Chelsea won the Premier League, only their second English top-flight championship and their first in 50 years,[31] and the League Cup. Mercato : Garcia met la pression avant Lyon-OM, Les anciens de l'OM diront adieu à l'un des leurs mardi, TW : Ousmane Dembélé a rejoué dix mois après. On 5 September, Drogba scored a hat-trick on his first MLS start, the first player to do so in the league's history. OM : le temps est venu de changer de système. [47][48], Drogba continued scoring goals but suffered an injury at the training ground and decided to have an operation on his knee. Drogba scored his fourth goal of the season, against Stoke City; Chelsea ended winning the game 2–1 with a late strike from Malouda. [99], Drogba scored his seventh goal at Wembley Stadium against London rivals Tottenham Hotspur on 15 April, blasting the ball past former teammate Carlo Cudicini as Chelsea became 5–1 winners and secured a place in the FA Cup Final against Liverpool.
Brest 2-3 OM [211] His involvement in the peace process led to Time magazine naming Drogba one of the world's 100 most influential people for 2010. [60], Drogba suffered a string of injuries early on in the 2008–09 season and struggled to regain fitness, missing games from August to November due to knee problems.