Drogba dealt two match Euro ban

The Ivory Coast international saw red in the closing stages of Chelsea's 1-0 home defeat to Jose Mourinho's side earlier this month for an off-the-ball incident involving Thiago Motta.

"The player's existing period of probation, which began on 15 July 2009 and was originally intended to run for two years, has also been extended to 15 July 2013," European governing body UEFA said on its website.

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Gregg Davies

Gregg Davies is the Chief Sub Editor of FourFourTwo magazine, joining the team in January 2008 and spending seven years working on the website. He supports non-league behemoths Hereford and commentates on Bulls matches for Radio Hereford FC. His passions include chocolate hobnobs and attempting to shoehorn Ronnie Radford into any office conversation.