Didier Drogba jumped Jose Mourinho to defend his “father” and insisted that the Portuguese was not racist.
Fenerbahce boss Mourinho was accused of racism by Galatasaray in the failure of the Derby Clash on Monday, which ended 0-0.
Gala was particularly given by a remark by Mourinho, in which he said that the opposite bank jumped “like monkeys” to book the Fener defender Yusuf Akcicek.
Darling @Galatasaraysk
You know how proud I was to wear the yellow and red jersey and my love for the most decorated club in Turkey !!
We all know how passionate and heated rivalries can be, and I was lucky enough to experience it.
I saw the recent comments on Jose …
– Didier Drogba (@didierdrogba) February 26, 2025
Drogba meets back
Drogba, who played for Galatasaray and worked under Mourinho in Chelsea, jumped to defend his former boss and wrote about X: “Darling @Galatasaraysk
“You know how proud I was to wear the yellow and red jersey and my love for the most decorated club in Turkey !! We all know how passionate and heated rivalries can be, and I was lucky enough to experience it.
“I saw the recent comments on Jose Mourinho. Trust me when I tell you that I know Jose since XX, and he is not a racist and history (past and newer) to prove this. Let us focus on our games, support our brilliant lions and we win the league.
“How can my” father “be a racist? Come on people. “
Furious Gala accuses Mourinho of the “inhuman rhetoric”
Galatasaray’s statement was published about three hours after the final whistle on Monday when the tensions were still high.
It was: “Since the beginning of his management tasks in Turkey, Fenerbahçe Manager Jose Mourinho has had dependent statements that have been addressed to the Turkish people.
“Today, his discourse on only immoral comments is exceeded in clearly inhumane rhetoric.
“We hereby officially explain our intent to initiate criminal proceedings in relation to the racist statements by Jose Mourinho, and accordingly uses official complaints to UEFA and FIFA.
“In addition, we will diligently observe the attitude assumed by Fenerbahçe – an institution that confess in order to maintain” exemplary moral values ” – which will be maintained for the reprehensible behavior of your manager.”
Fener stands by her husband
Fener replied on Tuesday morning and accused his Istanbul rival of the “miserable defamation”.
They wrote: “This statement is necessary in relation to a topic that was on the agenda after the game between our team and Galatasaray.
“An explanation of our technical director José Mourinho After the game, it was completely removed from the context and deliberately distorted how any common sense can see and understand.
“These expressions used by José Mourinho to describe the extreme reaction of the technical staff of the opposing team to the decisions of the referee during the game cannot be associated with racism in any way.
“The attempt to present this discourse as racist is a completely malignant approach.
“We would like to inform the public that we will exercise our legal rights in relation to this pathetic defamation that remove the competition from the field, change and manipulate the agenda.”
Ivory Coast International Drogba had the best magic of his career at Chelsea and won four Premier League titles and the Champions League Crown 2012.
