Former Chelsea gamers Didier Drogba and John Obi Mikel, have defended Fenerbahçe’s head coach, Jose Mourinho, after the Portuguese gaffer made a dicey remark, Soccernet.ng stories.
The highly-anticipated Istanbul derby between Fernabahce and Galatasaray resulted in a goalless draw on Monday, however the aftermath lingers.
After the sport, Jose Mourinho threw a shade on the Galatasaray staff, claiming they have been leaping like monkeys on the substitute’s bench. The assertion has been taken in a number of methods by many, who assume the previous Chelsea supervisor meant a racial jab.
Galatasaray have launched legal grievance and a grievance to UEFA/FIFA for ‘racism’ towards José Mourinho:
️ “The (Galatasaray) bench was leaping like monkeys.” pic.twitter.com/WybTbvizxb
— Soccer Tweet ⚽ (@Football__Tweet) February 25, 2025
After the sport, Nigeria’s Victor Osimhen took to his Instagram web page to make a put up with the caption, “No to racism”.
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Mourinho, in his success-laden profession, has coached a number of black gamers, together with a load of African gamers like Michael Essien, Didier Drogba, and John Mikel Obi.
With Galatasaray submitting an official racist grievance to UEFA, Mikel and Drogba have come to the defence of their African dad, claiming he’d by no means racially abuse anybody.
“Pricey Galatasaray, You know the way proud I used to be to put on the yellow and purple jersey and my love for probably the most embellished membership in Turkey!! Everyone knows how passionate and heated rivalries may be, and I’ve been fortunate sufficient to expertise it.
“I’ve seen the current feedback about Jose Mourinho. Belief me after I let you know I’ve identified Jose for 25 years and he’s not a racist and historical past (previous and up to date ) is there to show it. Let’s give attention to our video games, assist our sensible lions and let’s win the league to get near our 5 stars. How can my “Dad” be a racist Come on guys,” the large Ivorian posted on his official X web page.
Pricey @GalatasaraySK
You know the way proud I used to be to put on the yellow and purple jersey and my love for probably the most embellished membership in Turkey!!
Everyone knows how passionate and heated rivalries may be, and I’ve been fortunate sufficient to expertise it.
Ive seen the current feedback about Jose…
— Didier Drogba (@didierdrogba) February 26, 2025
Mikel, talking on the Obi One Podcast, admitted it was pointless going forwards and backwards with individuals who consider his former boss is racist.
“For them to label our African dad a racist, for me, that’s a f***ing joke. Not Jose Mourinho, not somebody that I do know rather well. He’s somebody everyone knows rather well. That is politics in Turkish Soccer. Jose is somebody who loves everyone.
“He’s a phenomenal human being. He’s probably the most straight-forward human being you possibly can ever meet in your life. He says it as it’s. Didier Drogba, Michael Essien, Jose cherished us as his personal youngsters. So, for me, this remark, this example, I don’t even need to get into it as a result of it’s baseless,” the 2013 AFCON winner added.
‘A BEAUTIFUL HUMAN BEING’@mikel_john_obi is backing José Mourinho to the hilt over racism storm.
️ Highly effective stuff!
An impassioned Mikel hits out at Carra & defends Mou: pic.twitter.com/oiUG2k5x8M
— The Obi One Podcast (@obionepodcast) February 26, 2025
Mikel and Drogba performed collectively in 189 matches for Chelsea, profitable the UEFA Champions League, UEFA Europa League, 4 FA Cups, and two Premier League titles. The 2 league titles got here beneath Jose Mourinho.
