Didier Drogba

World Cup Daily Ticker: June 7

by John Boschini on June 7, 2010 · 0 comments

Fans Stam­pede At World Cup Warmup Police and ambu­lances were called to Makhu­long Sta­dium when fans stam­peded try­ing to get into a warmup match fea­tur­ing Nige­ria and North Korea. Fif­teen peo­ple were hurt, includ­ing one police­man, and were taken to the hos­pi­tal for treat­ment. Makhu­long is a north­east sub­urb of Johanes­berg and has a huge Nigerian […]

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It’s Not Africa’s Cup Anymore…

by Rob McCluskey on June 4, 2010 · 2 comments

The 2010 World Cup cre­ated quite a lot of excite­ment, mainly due to the fact it was the first World Cup to be hosted in the con­ti­nent of Africa, and the most suit­able venue was South Africa, due to it hav­ing a rather strong econ­omy. There are always hic­cups in the process, and the odd […]

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Pepsi has unveiled one of their new TV adverts for the 2010 World Cup which star Thierry Henry, Lionel Messi, Frank Lam­pard, Didier Drogba, Andrei Arshavin and Kaka. Sit back and enjoy the video.

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Who Will Be World Cup 2010’s Top Scorer?

by Rami Soufi on November 26, 2009 · 106 comments

The count­down to South Africa 2010 may have started but there is still plenty of time for sur­prises to take place in terms of team selec­tions and final squad lists. Coaches may spring a sur­prise or two and call upon unfa­mil­iar names or per­haps the likes of the erratic Ray­mond Domenech will pick some unknown […]

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Didier Drogba’s African dream

by Gareth Freeman on October 12, 2009 · 2 comments

Chelsea and Côte d’Ivoire striker Didier Drogba has set his sights firmly on World Cup glory with his home nation.  The pow­er­ful striker, regarded by many as the best front­man in the world, scored the equal­is­ing goal that secured the Cote d’Ivoire’s place in South Africa and admit­ted he has grandiose plans for the tournament […]

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