Tuesday, November 9, 2010

Chelsea star Drogba battles malaria

Didier Drogba has been feeling below-par in recent weeks and played only as a substitute against Liverpool.

Chelsea's star striker Didier Drogba has been suffering from malaria, his club manager revealed on Tuesday, but the Ivory Coast player will still line up for the London derby against Fulham in the English Premier League on Wednesday.
Drogba started on the bench for Chelsea's 2-0 defeat to Liverpool on Sunday, having missed recent matches against Aston Villa and Spartak Moscow due to a suspected virus.
However, the results of blood tests showed that he had in fact contracted the tropical disease.
"A test showed malaria," Chelsea manager Carlo Ancelotti told his club's official website. "He lost his condition, he lost power.
Read More:http://edition.cnn.com/2010/SPORT/football/11/09/football.drogba.malaria.ancelotti/index.html

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