The iconic ex-footballer shares his memories of returning to the club, after which the most famous part of his career began.

Ivorian ex-striker Didier Drogba at one time became known to the general public thanks to his performance in the French Marseille, which, as a result, his transfer to London Chelsea in 2004 brought in 38.5 million euros..

Despite the fact that in just one season, after moving from Guingamp for 6 million euros, the footballer managed to really fall in love with the fans of the Provencal, in the future, in the course of his career, he no longer wore the team's jersey from the French Riviera.

It is noteworthy that for the entire time of his performances in Chelsea, the player only once visited the home stadium of Marseille, Velodrome, in order to participate in the UEFA Champions League game, which ended in a 0: 1 defeat for the English club - the only goal was scored by ex-striker Shakhtar Donetsk Brandao.

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However, the most important thing that I remembered after that meeting was that I was asked to never return to the Velodrome again.. Who said that? When? And why? I will not answer these questions, but since then I have not been in this arena anymore, "

However, the ex-striker will have a great opportunity to correct this shortcoming in his career - next Wednesday, October 13, under the auspices of UNICEF, a charity match will be held with the participation of the stars of Marseille, in which Drogba will play in the attacking three with Djibril Cisse and Mammadu Niang.