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The London attacker Didier Drogba publicly apologized last Sunday for the recent threats made against him and his family by the retired referee Anders Frisk.
"I would like to apologize to Mr. Frisk if I in any way contributed to his decision to end his referee career," - Drogba said on Sunday to the French television channel TF1.
"I hope he will reconsider. Football needs good referees, and Mr. Frisk is one of them," - explained the Ivory Coast national team forward. - "Everyone makes mistakes and referees are no exception."
Chelsea's head coach Jose Mourinho caused a lot of controversy after the first Champions League round of 16 match in Barcelona, which was officiated by the Swedish referee who claimed to have seen the Barcelona coach entering Frisk's dressing room during halftime.
In the second half of that match, Didier Drogba received a second yellow card for rough play against the goalkeeper and was sent off the pitch, leading Chelsea to boycott the post-match press conference.
Four days after the return match, Frisk announced he was ending his referee career due to threats against him and his family.
On Saturday, the Swede once again confirmed his decision and stated he would not change his mind, despite attempts by UEFA and FIFA to convince one of the best referees in the world, A. Frisk, to reconsider.
Meanwhile, President Joan Laporta stated that Mourinho, who received the label of "football enemy," should face strict sanctions from UEFA. "I am convinced that UEFA will take strict measures and this will not happen again," - stated Laporta.
