News about Didier Drogba

Cesc Fabregas was asked to reveal his all-time Premier League XI during a recent interview with Mail Sport. Some of his picks have surprised football fans. Fabregas won two Premier League titles, two European Championships, a Champions League title, and a World Cup before retiring.

KIERAN GILL AT WEMBLEY: Nicolas Jackson was one-on-one with Stefan Ortega in the first half and somehow did not even take a shot.  Chelsea's £32million striker has shown his potential in glimpses - his total of 10 Premier League goals is the same that Didier Drogba managed in his first season - but cock-ups like this one will only feed those who say he is not good enough. It is hard to think that the likes of Ivan Toney and Ollie Watkins would not have seized the chances that came his way.

Chelsea fans heaped praise on academy star Alfie Gilchrist after the 20-year-old came off the bench in Monday's Premier League clash against Everton to score his first goal for the club. Gilchrist has risen through the ranks of Chelsea's Cobham-based academy and made his first-team debut in the penultimate game of last season against Man United at Old Trafford.

CHRIS WHEELER: Despite the inherent danger of serious injury or shame, several players love the flamboyant goal celebrations. The knee joint has deteriorated. Bruno Fernandes, the new Premier League star to play it at Old Trafford on Sunday, after scoring an impressive goal for Manchester United from the centre circle in a 2-2 draw with Liverpool. Fernandes stopped two tramlines in the pristine turf as he slid for several yards on his knees and then returned to his feet in a single smooth motion as he turned around to the corner flag. Out of ten, eight out of ten.

Around this time of year, Chelsea vs. Manchester United was a match that had to be fought for. Whereas once these games determined title destinies and were eagerly awaited the world over, they are now pale recreations of the glory years. The game at Stamford Bridge on Thursday night may have occupied the primetime slot, but it is ultimately a match of 12th versus 6th in the Premier League. Chelsea and United once dominated English and European football; now both clubs give the appearance of being rudderless despite spending mindshaking sums in their hunt for Manchester City, Liverpool, and Arsenal.

This summer, baseball's top names have been tasked with winning UK fans over to their sport, and they have a solid blueprint for growth, as devoted converts to the Premier League. The New York Mets and Philadelphia Phillies will play in London for two games in early June as part of Major League Baseball's London Series third season. These two old rivals are accused of raising the game in Europe and selling out a 60,000-seat stadium in east London, something none of their 30 clubs get close to, but the Chicago Cubs and St Louis Cardinals have since been delayed three years by the pandemic in east London.

England is widely regarded as one of the top countries for young footballing talent due to their outstanding, world-class youth clubs and facilities. They're all helping them in finding hidden gems and turning them into football household names, which they're starting from. However, at the rate and pace that these youngsters are being taught and introduced to the senior team, it is impossible for them to break into the England national team. Here are the top footballers to play for England at the youth level before heading to their national football team.

KIERAN GILL AT STAMFORD BRIDGE: Nicolas Jackson can now say that he does not have more Premier League yellows than goals for the first time. That was a survey that followed Chelsea's newest striker, a stick with which he was chastised for being more bookable than bankable. It was a fast-thinking flick against Newcastle, which resulted in Jackson's ninth strike of the season, with Chelsea unbeaten when the 22-year-old from Senegal netted. He's slowly but surely, after signing in the summer for £32 million. Chelsea's leadership is by no means straightforward. Enough have tried and failed, from Romelu Lukaku and Fernando Torres to Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Alvaro Morata, all of whom wore the No 9 shirt, which is considered cursed in the corridors of their Cobham training ground.

Soccer fans around the world are raving over Cristiano Ronaldo's legendary'siu' festival, including Novak Djokovic, who imitated the Portuguese actor during a kickabout at Indian Wells. The Serbian is in California to compete in the BNP Paribas Open, which he last won in 2016. On Friday, he had a casual game of soccer before starting his tournament, with a video of him scoring past Stefanos Tsitsipas in a video shared to X on Friday.

GILL, Mauricio Pochettino is showing Nicolas Jackson videos of goalscorers he should be aspiring to imitate, including Gabriel Batistuta, Didier Drogba, Jimmy Floyd Hasselba, Harry Kane, and even Brentford's Ivan Toney, who should be emulated on Saturday. Jackson was spotted in Chelsea last summer for £32 million. Since signing, the 22-year-old has been chastised, with Pochettino intervening when a supporter yelled abuse at him the last time they met Brentford in a 2-0 loss at Stamford Bridge in October. Pochettino said, 'It's tough' ahead of Saturday's Premier League match at the Gtech Community Stadium.' It's really difficult. He's doing amazing things for me. And if you look back at it, a player that fights, runs, or just plain refuses the ball even though he made a mistake. And if the fans aren't content, he will try again.

In Qatar's star-studded 'Match for Hope' on Friday, a number of footballing legends were on display, and one of the players involved has given fans a glimpse into what it was like to work with them. Jamm of the Shoot for Love channel was a member of Team Abfolah and strapped a camera to himself during the game. As the players made their way to the bench before taking his starting position, he may have wished Kaka's "good luck."

Chelsea legend Dider Drogba demonstrated he still got it when he scored two top quality goals in Qatar on Friday night. Drogba was one of a number of footballing legends competing in the Match for Hope, which featured a lineup featuring David Villa, Kaka, and Eden Hazard. As he scored two superb finishes for Team Aboflah, he clearly knows where the goal is.

Fans adored Didier Drogba's quick wit in reaction to an uncomfortable question asked by IShowSpeed. The match took place in Qatar following the participation of a lineup of football stars, including Drogba, David Villa, Eden Hazard, and Roberto Carlos.

OLIVER HOLT: It is likely that the focus of a strong Premier League campaign has shifted away, temporarily, from Erling Haaland, the Manchester City striker who smashed his way into English football last season like a Terminator who has fallen to Earth. Other strikers, bulldozing, big front men who awe with their physical appearance as well as their ability, who seem to be a time before false 9s were in fashion, are seizing the spotlight and giving their teams the energy to propel their teams forward. Darwin Nunez, a cult figure at Liverpool, was the protagonist of his team's victory over Brentford in west London on Saturday, who captured the imagination with a brilliant, audacious chip that opened the scoring.

Eden Hazard argued that one of his former Chelsea teammates was the most versatile footballer he had ever played with. Hazard shared the pitch with some of the club's most iconic players, including Frank Lampard, Didier Drogba, and John Terry during his seven years with Stamford Bridge. With even more of the sport's greatest talents, the Belgian's ill-fated move to Real Madrid in 2019 will see him rub shoulders with some of the sport's top performers.

CHRIS SUTTON: The aiming goal is an art form, and it is not a simple task to master. Players must anticipate the cross, jump at the right time, and place their head at the right angle to lead the ball into the back of the net. We're seeing a lot less goals scored via headers in the modern age of football. In the Premier League's first season, 265 goals were scored by headers, as Mail Sport's Matt Barlow reports. In the last campaign, the figure has now dropped by more than a hundred. Teams are switching from the traditional 6ft tall targetman in the middle to a front three who can move up and down the field quickly and break into the box.

KIERAN GILL: They're the experts in the shadows, the experts whose work you don't see every Saturday, the puppeteers of the Premier League, and others who can boast their Machiavellian manoeuvres guarantee more goals than any striker. In Chelsea's 2012 Champions League triumph over Bayern Munich, there's more to set-pieces today than a mere front-post dash, as deadly as that came from Didier Drogba at Chelsea's one and only corner. It is 'draught excluders' underneath walls,' according to the story. As the cross comes in, it's 'love trains' of players lined up, each daring in a new direction. In basketball, it is stealing tactics from other sports, such as'screening,' where one player uses his body to block the path of another. It's That Extra 30 Percent, the former banker's book, claims to have concocted 4,830 routines and maintains that this is what set-pieces can contribute to a team's goal tally.

The Blues are mired in another miserable Premier League campaign. Despite being in the final of the League Cup and playing an FA fourth round replay on Wednesday night, victories to Liverpool and Wolves have kept them languishing in 11th place. Despite the positive cup performances and occasional sparks in the league, Pochettino is under growing strain as they face the possibility of ending another season in the bottom half. However, the Stamford Bridge legend is holding out hope that his former club will do well with the slew of youngsters they have recruited in recent transfer windows.

Since fans were asked to provide football facts that appear fake, a social media post piqued a lot of curiosity, and hundreds of people took part to display their incredible knowledge. The article on the X account @FootyJustin_ read: 'Quote this tweet with football news that seem fake, but it is actually TRUE,' and it didn't take long for supporters to respond.' As one fan wrote: 'Jose Mourinho went nine years without losing a home game,' a remarkable Jose Mourinho statistic caught the attention right away.'

After the former Chelsea star was seen performing the national anthem, Didier Drogba enjoyed his country's 2-1 victory over Mali in the AFCON quarter-finals. Drogba, who was posting live on Instagram, was in a merry rendition of the national anthem while aboard a plane. The ex-Chelsea striker made more than 60 appearances on the Ivory Coast, caping the national team from 2006 to retirement.

Only selecting players who they competed with during their respective careers, not the TNT Sports analysts, who selected their squads ahead of tonight's Premier League match at Anfield. Crouch played for Liverpool from 2005 to 2008, while Cole was with Chelsea from 2003 to 2010, before joining the Reds in 2013. Despite Cole playing alongside the latter at Lille, Mohamed Salah and Eden Hazard were still not eligible for inclusion.

Xavi's coach had been left angry after his team's decision to give his squad a penalty after losing to Villarreal was overturned by VAR. Despite leading 3-2 going into the game's closing stages, Xavi's team lost 5-3 in the LaLiga clash. Barcelona were supposed to take the lead from the penalty spot after Villarreal's Santi Comesana was found to have handled the ball in the area at 3-3.

Armando Broja has been backed by Mauricio Pochettino to show his potential as Harry Kane did, but he said it is not easy to be a young Chelsea striker following in the footsteps of Didier Drogba and Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink. Broja was also challenged by allowing the chaos surrounding him and the possibility of Chelsea bringing in a new striker. Since recovering from a serious knee injury, Broja has only scored twice in 18 appearances this season.

After being seen in discussion ahead of Nigeria's AFCON match against Ivory Coast on Thursday, Chelsea legend Didier Drogba and Napoli star Victor Osimhen sparked a riot among Blues fans. The Super Eagles defeated the tournament's hosts 1-0, but most of the focus on social media was on the pre-match exchange. In the tunnel before the second group stage match in Abidjan, the Stamford Bridge icon, who has been linked to a move to club, was caught up with the reigning African Football of the Year.