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Drogba: Son made me change ways
Chelsea striker Didier Drogba decided to change his on-field behaviour after his son told him his reaction against Barcelona was out of order.
Drogba earned more than a three-game ban his protestations against referee Tom Henning Ovrebo after Chelsea's Champions League exit - he was also given a carpeting by a disapproving Isaac Drogba, eight.
The Ivorian forward told The Times: "I don't always worry about what people think, but on this occasion it was really important to come out and apologise because of kids watching the game.
"My son was watching with his friends from school and I was embarrassed by my behaviour. The good thing is Isaac came to me and said 'It's not right what you did Dad, you should have had more penalties but it's not right to do that to referees'.
"I told him never to do what I did. He's eight and he plays for Chelsea Under-9s but is very different to me, he's really calm.
"It was really difficult for me after the Barcelona game because I made a mistake but was frustrated that people didn't understand why I reacted. I apologised and everything but I also wanted to show I'm not the person people think I am.
"I'm not a bad guy, I just want to win and sometimes I react."
