Chelsea legend Drogba finally grants Mbappe's 10-year-old wish

The Frenchman had his wish granted after it was turned down by the African football great a decade ago at Stamford Bridge.
Kylian Mbappe had his decade-long request to Didier Drogba granted during the 2019 Ballon d’Or awards ceremony in Paris.
Drogba who co-hosted Monday’s event with Sandy Heribert disclosed he denied a 10-year-old Mbappe (who was on trial at Chelsea) a picture following Chelsea’s Champions League defeat to Barcelona.
According to him, he snubbed the Frenchman because he was infuriated by referee Tom Ovrebo’s decisions as the Blues crashed out to a late Andres Iniesta goal at Stamford Bridge.
“Ten years ago after a match, a child came to me and wanted to take a picture,” he said.
“That day I said no because of the result [and the refereeing]. I learned that the child was Kylian Mbappe. I want to pay my debt now.”

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Shortly after this, the Ivorian asked the audience to stand and get in the back of a selfie with the PSG star.