Thursday, February 28, 2013
Rejecting protests from Schalke, UEFA clears Drogba to play in Champions League
Ivorian international Didier Drogba was on Wednesday cleared
by UEFA to play for his newest side Galatasaray in the Champions League
rejecting protests raised by German side Schalke about the eligibility of the
34-year-old striker.
Drogba came back to the European championship barely 6 months after
leaving Chelsea FC for Shanghai Shenhua
and on February 20th, he made his first appearance for Turkish side
Galatasaray against Schalke in the last-16 first-leg tie which ended in a 1- 1
draw.
Schalke believed that the transfer of the former Chelsea
striker from Shanghai Shenhua to the Turkish side was completed after the
registration deadline.
However, the European governing body said that the deal was
completed according to the rules. UEFA
ruled the Ivory Coast star had been registered by 1 February.
"Having examined all the documents of the case, the
Control and Disciplinary Body decided to reject the protest lodged by
Schalke," said a UEFA statement.
The second leg of the tie takes place in Germany on March
12.
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