Marseille Fans Raise €1.65 Million (and Counting) to Try to Buy Back Didier Drogba

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 Marseille Fans Raise €1.65 Million (and Counting) to Try to Buy Back Didier Drogba
The site “Didier Revient” (Didier Returns) has a banner reading, “Impossible N’est Pas Marseillais.” Or, to paraphrase, “Impossible is not a Marseille thing.” You have to take that at least semi-seriously, because Marseille fans are making a very game effort to attempt the impossible: To bring a superstar BACK to Ligue [...] [link]

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Marseilles fans hoping to swoop up Drogba
Published 7/15/2008 by noreply@blogger.com (The Beautiful Game) at The Beautiful Game
This is a cute story. Something you might hear when a cheerleading squad wants new uniforms. Marseilles fans want Chelsea forward Didier Drogba back so much that they're raising money to cover the star's transfer fee. They have a website and everything! With online contributions faith-based promises to contribute, they might be up to two million euros -- which is still a long way from the 20 some million required. The Offside has some more info, go check it out.

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