Chelsea striker ends suspension

Drogba backed by Platini after ban comes to end

November 3, 2009
By Soccernet staff
UEFA president Michel Platini believes Chelsea striker Didier Drogba will return to European football "better and stronger" following his three-match ban.

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Drogba is expected to return to the line up against Atletico Madrid on Tuesday night, following his suspension for verbally abusing Norwegian referee Tom Henning Ovrebo at the end of their semi-final defeat at the hands of Barcelona last season. Ovrebo ...

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