BlueLion. 21,491 Posted June 17, 2009 Share Posted June 17, 2009 Didier Drogba will miss at least four European matches after being banned for his reaction to Chelsea's Champions League semi-final defeat by Barcelona. The striker was banned for six games, with two suspended for two years. His Blues team-mate Jose Bosingwa was banned for three European games, with a further one-match ban also suspended. Both players were found guilty of making insulting comments to the referee by Uefa, which also handed Chelsea an £85,000 fine. Chelsea were fined for the improper conduct of their players and the throwing of missiles by their fans after the controversial match on 6 May. The Blues went out of the tournament after a series of disputed decisions by referee Tom Henning Ovrebo. He turned down a host of strong penalty appeals from Chelsea during the 1-1 draw in the second leg at Stamford Bridge, which saw Barca go through on away goals. Drogba and several other players surrounded Ovrebo after the final whistle to remonstrate with the Norwegian. The Ivorian continued his verbal attack even after being cautioned, and had to be restrained as Ovrebo went down the tunnel. Drogba had stated that he would accept any punishment given to him by Uefa over his actions. "My behaviour was not what Uefa and everyone wants to see in a football stadium," Drogba said ahead of the governing body's verdict. "It's not easy but I think that whatever I did and the decision they take I will accept it. "I will do my suspension and, after that, I will come back stronger." From the BBC Sport page Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EskWeston 696 Posted June 17, 2009 Share Posted June 17, 2009 Harsh on Bosingwa, especially considering the comments he made were not at the time of the game and the day after. Not as if it is the first time someone has made similar comments after a game, remember Henry in the arse CL final.... Plus the fine for the club for a couple of flags finding their way onto the pitch is also very harsh considering some of croud trouble that has happened and been punished far less for. Once again UEFA are using rules and punishments that only relate to Chelsea FC. The club could use previous punishments for similar incidents to argue our case but they wont... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wxgba 306 Posted June 17, 2009 Share Posted June 17, 2009 Bad times... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drogba11CFC 108 Posted June 17, 2009 Share Posted June 17, 2009 Well, since when have UEFA supported free speech? It's a disgrace. More than that, it's a disgrace of the "fucking" variety. You could say that it's the fucking kind of disgrace. Alternatively, you could just say... IT'S A FUCKING DISGRACE! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kez 2,727 Posted June 17, 2009 Share Posted June 17, 2009 The way uefa treat Chelsea is a fucking disgrace Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laylabelle 9,534 Posted June 17, 2009 Share Posted June 17, 2009 FUCKING DISGRACE!! Rooney can stand there ok in prem games but hey and stand at the ref and swear but not said!Arg!! What pisses me off is the fact the ref..nout said!He caused it all!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carefreeluke 27 Posted June 17, 2009 Share Posted June 17, 2009 On the Drogba thing, i don't really blame him for his reaction after the game. It's a Champions League Semi final, there's a lot on the line, and i think you just get caught up in the moment. I don't blame Drogba for it at all. Looks like Ivanovic is going to come in at right back. Hopefully Mancienne will get a chance then again i doubt it. Drogba will be missed though in them games, Bosingwa can be replaced. Drogba, is very important too us especially in the Champions League. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrismada9 1,948 Posted June 17, 2009 Share Posted June 17, 2009 DISGRACEFUL! Fucking disgraceful! And they don't even ban the referee for his bad decisions. Give me a break. It always seems to be us that gets mugged by UEFA with decisions like this. Funny how those decisions have always been after games against Barcelona too! Well, with Drogba suspended for Europe, this makes it even more imperative to buy a world class striker this summer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rambo 1,729 Posted June 17, 2009 Share Posted June 17, 2009 We're lucky that Drogba isn't banned for the whole god damn tournament, we get him back in the 3rd round and that sounds reasonable. But Bosingwa for 3 games? What the hell is up with that. I love how they don't even mention anything about Ovrebo being a dickhead. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drogba11CFC 108 Posted June 17, 2009 Share Posted June 17, 2009 Someone should give Platini a massive dose of extra strong laxatives, at least then the shit would come out the right end! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shane 2,275 Posted June 18, 2009 Share Posted June 18, 2009 We can replace both of them tbh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rambo 1,729 Posted June 18, 2009 Share Posted June 18, 2009 We can replace both of them tbh. I can trust Anelka and Ivanovic/Ferriera at the earlier stages of the CL, but later on I'm not so sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
We Hate Scouse 10,326 Posted June 18, 2009 Share Posted June 18, 2009 Chelsea to Appeal Drogba Ban Blues Fight Drogba Ban Hopefully he gets it lowered, because thats just disgraceful what he has now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rambo 1,729 Posted June 18, 2009 Share Posted June 18, 2009 Nice to hear Chels fighting back! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kez 2,727 Posted June 18, 2009 Share Posted June 18, 2009 Lets hope Chelsea can do something about it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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