IN SHORT

It's hard to imagine any amateur footballer turning down a position in PSG – but star striker Didier Drogba did. Despite his humble beginnings, he left his mark on the European football scene, rising to an icon – if not a legend – in his native Côte d'Ivoire. Back in 2005 in Khartoum, when his beloved country qualified for the Africa Cup for the first time, he called out to all Ivorians to unite and play together for the same goal: peace.