John Terry says he hated playing against Didier Drogba in training for Chelsea after the striker confirmed his retirement at the age of 40.
Drogba has hung up his boots for good after Phoenix Rising, the club he co-owns, lost the USL Cup final to Louisville City.
The former Ivory Coast international will best be remembered for his time at Stamford Bridge, which brought four Premier League titles, four FA Cups and three EFL Cups.
Drogba also scored the decisive penalty against Bayern Munich to win Chelsea s first Champions League title, while he reached two Africa Cup of Nations finals.
Terry was Drogba s captain throughout his time at Chelsea and he offered a glowing tribute to his old team-mate on social media.
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Federico Chiesa s strike 17 minutes from time earned Fiorentina their first away win of the season as AC Milan s recent struggles continued in a 1-0 loss at San Siro.
The visitors barely threatened Gianluigi Donnarumma s goal but Chiesa jinked past Davide Calabria and fired home his first goal since September to settle the contest.
The Rossoneri have now won just one of their previous six contests in Serie A and have failed to score in any of their last three.
Milan also dropped out of the top four thanks to Lazio s win earlier in the day, with Fiorentina now just two points behind them in seventh.
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Milan entered this contest on the back of two 0-0 draws in Serie A a…
Uruguay players clashed with fans in the stands after their Copa America semi-final defeat to Colombia, with captain Jose Gimenez describing the situation as a disaster .
Marcelo Bielsa s team were beaten 1-0 as Jefferson Lerma s first-half header proved decisive for Colombia, who held on after Daniel Munoz was sent off on the stroke of half-time.
After the match, footage shared on social media showed Uruguay players climbing into the stands at the Bank of America Stadium and clashing with fans wearing Colombia shirts.
Players family members were caught up in the violence, leading Gimenez to lash out at tournament organisers on the official broadcast.
Let me say something before they cut you off because they won t let us speak into the microphone, they …
Competition: La Liga
Market: Celta Vigo to beat Real Sociedad
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La Liga continues this weekend with another glut of exciting matches for fans of football to sink their teeth into. The table has remained so tight that a win can often see a side rise a number of places in the league, and with this in mind, Celta Vigo travel to face Real Sociedad in a huge game for both sides on Sunday.
Real Sociedad have been struggling this season and they need to start to win their games or they will slip closer to the relegation zone. After 19 games they have won six, drawn five and lost eight, scoring 33 goals and conceding 34 times. In their last five they have won once, drawn once and lost three games which has seen them onto 23 points for the season so…
Thomas Davis is determined to represent the Carolina Panthers at Super Bowl 50 despite breaking his arm in their NFC Championship win on Sunday.
The Panthers linebacker was forced to leave the field with a right-arm injury in the side s 49-15 victory over the Arizona Cardinals.
The 32-year-old was hurt during a second-quarter pass attempt by the Cardinals Carson Palmer.
Davis confirmed to reporters after the game the extent of his injury, but insists he still wants to run out at Levi s Stadium against the Denver Broncos in two weeks.
I believe in our training staff, Davis said. I ll do everything in my power to be ready to go.
I wouldn t miss the Super Bowl for the world. We ve worked too hard to get to this point.
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He is friends with Pep Guardiola, he shares the Manchester City manager s purist vision of how football should be played, and Erik ten Hag is on the brink of leading Ajax to the Champions League final.
Ajax have upset the odds repeatedly this season but there is now little doubt Ten Hag s men are the real deal, last week s 1-0 first leg win away to Tottenham their fourth consecutive victory on the road in the Champions League.
Real Madrid perished to the Dutch giants in the round of 16 and Cristiano Ronaldo s Juventus did not learn lessons from the three-time defending champions being chastened, crashing out in a thrilling quarter-final in front of their own fans despite being among the tournament favourites.
Ajax are now just two games away from winni…
Steven Taylor could be set to leave Newcastle United at the end of the season, .
Aside from a brief loan spell at Wycombe Wanderers over a decade ago, the defender has spent his entire career with the North East outfit, joining them as a school boy back in 1995.
Since making his Newcastle debut as a substitute in a European tie against RCD Mallorca back in March 2004, the thirty year old has racked up over two hundred and sixty appearances for his home-town club in all competitions, scoring fifteen goals.
He was part of the squad that were relegated to the Championship in 2009, and Newcastle’s defeat to Southampton at the weekend moved them a step closer to once again sealing that fate once again.
Rafa Benitez’s side currently sit nineteenth in …
Cristiano Ronaldo hopes Jose Mourinho can bring the feel-good factor back to Manchester United and revealed he would have no problem working with his fellow Portuguese in the future.
Ronaldo won three Premier League titles and a Champions League at Old Trafford before moving to Real Madrid for what was then world record £80 million fee in 2009, linking up with Mourinho when he took over at Santiago Bernabeu a year later.
The pair won one La Liga crown together but reportedly had a strained relationship prior to Mourinho leaving the club in 2013.
The former Chelsea boss is now set to take over at United, following the disappointing reigns of David Moyes and Louis van Gaal, and Ronaldo is hoping he can improve the club s fortunes.
He told Spanish televisi…
Amad Diallo starred as Manchester United beat Real Betis 3-2 in a pre-season friendly in San Diego on Wednesday.
Marcus Rashford, Diallo and Casemiro completed the first-half comeback after Iker Losada s early goal, while Diego Llorente pulled another one back just after the hour mark.
Rashford limped off the pitch after being on the end of a heavy tackle in the second half, while Antony only lasted 23 minutes after his introduction off the bench.
Jadon Sancho had an early goal ruled out for offside before Tom Heaton s fumble gave Losada the chance to poke Betis in front.
However, Diallo was brought down in the box minutes later by Romain Perraud, and Rashford coolly converted from the spot before the Ivorian put the Red Devils in front with a drilled eff…
Philipp Lahm will be added to Bayern Munich s Hall of Fame after claiming the Bundesliga title for an eighth time in his distinguished career ahead of his impending retirement.
Bayern s captain will make his final career appearance against Freiburg at the Allianz Arena on Saturday having been at the club for his entire career, barring a two-year loan spell at Stuttgart.
Lahm, who skippered Germany in their World Cup triumph in 2014, will become the first Bayern player to join the Hall of Fame since legendary goalkeeper Oliver Kahn in 2008.
Philipp Lahm is one of the most deserving players in the recent history of Bayern, said club chairman Karl-Heinz Rummenigge.
Both on the pitch and off it in his role as captain, he has been a truly important pers…