Didier Drogba has not been included in the the Ivory Coast squad for the upcoming World Cup qualifiers against Gambia and Tanzania.
It is the second time in succession that coach Sabri Lamouchi has overlooked the 35-year-old striker.
The ex-Chelsea star struggled during this year’s Africa Cup of Nations and was then dropped for March’s World Cup [...]
Image terrible dans le championnat belge. Le gardien ivoirien de Lokeren, Copa Barry a dû être évacué de la pelouse après seulement 5 minutes de jeu lors du match contre Bruges.
Barry a heurté son poteau et s’est évanoui en tentant de bloquer un tir adverse. Les soigneurs se sont précipités sur la pelouse pour les [...]
L’euphorie qui a gagné les joueurs du FC Bayern München sur le terrain du Camp Nou au coup de sifflet final était à la hauteur du score cumulé de cette demi-finale de l’UEFA Champions League. Mais les Bavarois, vainqueurs 7-0 du FC Barcelona sur l’ensemble des deux matches, se sont rapidement projetés vers la finale face [...]
Après les rumeurs, sport-ivoire.ci est aujourd’hui à mesure de confirmer qu’il y a bien eu altercation entre Didier Drogba et Yaya Touré en Afrique du Sud. Toute l’affaire.
C’était la rumeur « buzz » au lendemain de l’élimination des Eléphants par les Super Eagles en quart de finale de la CAN 2013. Partout, il se murmurait que Didier [...]
Toute la vérité C’était le buzz sur la toile et autres réseaux sociaux. Et ce, après la défaite en quarts de finale de la Can 2013, à Rustenburg face au Nigeria, dimanche dernier’’. Après quelques investigations hier, il nous revient que c’est encore une rumeur. Selon une source à la Fédération ivoirienne de football, Yaya [...]
Galatasaray have reached a deal to sign former Chelsea striker Didier Drogba from Chinese side Shanghai Shenhua.
The Turkish club confirmed on their website that Drogba had agreed an 18-month deal.
The 34-year-old is currently on international duty for Ivory Coast at the Africa Cup of Nations.
Drogba – via his representatives, Sports PR Company, on Twitter - said: “I [...]
In his first column for BBC Sport, Manchester City defender Kolo Toure explains why his Ivory Coast team need to win this year’s Africa Cup of Nations.
Toure, who will be writing regularly throughout the tournament, also discusses the Elephants’ perfect preparations and the pain of last year’s defeat in the final.
It’s time for the talking [...]
The Milan head coach, Massimiliano Allegri, would gladly welcome Didier Drogba into his first team should the Rossoneri win the race for the Ivory Coast striker.
Reports in Italy have suggested the former Chelsea forward, 34, is ready to terminate his contract with Shanghai Shenhua after only seven months and return to Europe as soon as possible.
Juventus are also interested in the [...]
GUY DEMEL has signed a new contract at West Ham until 2015.
The Ivory Coast full-back, 31, joined on an initial two-year deal from Hamburg in August 2011.
Demel will celebrate putting pen to paper by taking on former club Arsenal tonight.
He said: “It’s really good for me and I’m really happy to have a new deal [...]
AT least Gervinho will win one award this season after he was voted the Ivory Coast’s ‘ugliest’ player by his national team-mates.
The Arsenal flop also took home the worst haircut gong as a group including Didier Drogba, Yaya Toure and Salomon Kalou were quizzed about their compatriots.
Gervinho is currently on African Nations Cup duty with [...]
