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while this story is a legend that most likely isn't true (there was a brief pause of the war for the length of the game (120 minutes max), and there was an actu
by quetzthecoatl 4y ago
while this story is a legend that most likely isn't true (there was a brief pause of the war for the length of the game (120 minutes max), and there was an actual ceasefire two weeks later unrelated to the match), this is actually true for Drogba.His appeal to his fellow citizens literally stopped the civil war. https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/52072592 https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/52072592
Drogba's minute long appeal to stop the civil war and conduct elections made the warring factions to put down their weapons and come to negotiation table.
- fathyb 4y agoIt's a beautiful story. Here's a video of the speech: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KAW7DF1Ufek https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KAW7DF1Ufek
- senorrib 4y agoYes, a big coincidence that the war happened to pause for the length of the game and that nobody questions the correlation of both events. Great respect for Drogba, but these two are not really exclusive events (also, not a competition).
- quetzthecoatl 4y agothe point was that the anecdote about pele just wasn't correct. Yes, there was a brief pause because of pele/santos for the length of the match (maybe even for the whole day), but the actual cease fire was 2 weeks later unrelated to the match. We don't have to invent stories to honor his legacy. His achievements speaks for himself, and was widely considered the GOAT up until Messi.