Didier Drogba supports Jose Mourinho! "How can my father be a racist?"

Following the derby between Galatasaray and Fenerbahçe , the coach of the yellow-navy team , Jose Mourinho , drew a huge backlash with his statements towards the red-yellow bench in the press conference. Mourinho's words, "I have to thank the referee because in the position I mentioned, everyone on the other bench was jumping like monkeys," had a wide repercussion in the football world.

While these statements made a big splash in the European press, Didier Drogba , one of Galatasaray's legendary players and who worked with Jose Mourinho for many years, made a statement on the subject on his social media account.

Jose Mourinho and Didier Drogna (EPA)

The Fiddish star wrote the following in his post;

"Dear GalatasaraySK

You know how proud I am to wear the yellow and red jersey and my love for Turkey's most established club!

We all know how passionate and heated rivalries can be and I was lucky enough to experience it myself. I saw the recent comments about Jose Mourinho. Trust me when I say I have known Jose for 20 years and he is not a racist and history (past and recent) is there to prove it. Let's focus on our matches, support our magnificent lions and win the league to get the 5th star. How can "my" dad be a racist. Come on guys."