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Uefa hands Didier Drogba two-match ban!

Published on March 30, 2010 by   ·   No Comments

Uefa has banned Didier Drogba for two European matches following his sending off in Chelsea’s Champions League loss to Inter Milan at Stamford Bridge.

The striker was shown a straight red card for a stamp on Thiago Motta in the 87th minute of the second leg of the last-16 tie, which the Blues lost 1-0.

Uefa also extended Drogba’s period of probation by two years until July 2013.

Drogba, 32, was warned about his future conduct after last season’s Champions League semi-final defeat by Barcelona.

The Ivory Coast international was reprimanded by European football’s governing body for “offensive comments” made towards Norwegian referee Tom Henning Ovrebo directly after the 1-1 draw, when the Catalan giants scored an injury-time equaliser that eliminated the Blues from the competition in May 2009.

Although Drogba’s initial four-match ban was reduced to three on appeal two months later, a two-match suspended ban was still in place.

However, Uefa opted against imposing a further two-game suspension but instead extended his period of probation by a further 24 months.

“The suspension applies to the next two Uefa club competition matches for which Drogba would be eligible,” read a Uefa statement.

Drogba insisted his stamp on Brazilian midfielder Motta was accidental but referee Wolfgang Stark thought otherwise.

“The referee was a bit hard on me for this red card,” Drogba said after the match.

“I stepped on his tendon but it was not intentional and I was more focused on the cross and the ball. I’m going to try to make it better. All have been unhappy endings, so I hope next season the Champions League will be mine.”

Drogba has three days to launch an appeal.

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