Friday, February 22, 2013
Schalke weighs’ protest over Didier Drogba's appearance for Galatasaray
Schalke 04 has lodged a protest with UEFA over Galatasara’s newest striker Didier Drogba's participation
in their 1-1 Champions League draw.
Schalke, who came away from Istanbul with a 1-1 draw in
their first leg encounter, insists that the transfer of the former Chelsea striker
from Shanghai Shenhua was completed after the registration deadline.
Schalke's head of finance Peter Peters told the club website-"Reports in the media aroused suspicion that Drogba's
application was only submitted after the deadline had expired for registering
players for the Champions League,"
The German club tweeted this on their official twitter page-"There
are doubts about the validity of the permission to play Drogba in the Champions
League,"
Drogba signed an 18-month deal with Galatasaray in January,
but his Chinese club Shanghai Shenhua disputed the move, claiming he remains
under contract with them. However, Galatasaray maintains that Drogba's
registration has been fully approved, with a temporary professional player
certificate granted by the Turkish Football Federation on 12 February.
The European governing body said its disciplinary panel
would look into the matter but for now, they are not giving any dates for the
investigation.
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