Former Chelsea and Galatasaray striker Didier Drogba weighed in on the racism row involving his old coach Jose Mourinho on Wednesday, saying the Portuguese coach "is not a racist and history is there to prove it.

Didier Drogba has come to the defence of his old boss and ‘dad’ Jose Mourinho after the Ivorian’s former club Galatasaray accused the Portuguese of making racist statements. Galatasaray made the allegations following Monday’s 0-0 draw with Mourinho’s Fenerbahce,

Didier Drogba defends José Mourinho after Galatasaray accuses the Fenerbahçe manager of making racist remarks. Drogba has called Mourinho a father figure.

Former Chelsea striker Didier Drogba has weighed into the Turkish soccer spat involving Jose Mourinho by saying his old coach “is not a racist and history is there to prove it.”

Fans have noticed a bizarre detail in Didier Drogba's social media post about Jose Mourinho as he denies claims his old manager is racist. Monday's Super Lig clash between Galatasaray and Fenerbahce ended in a goalless draw.

Fenerbahce coach Jose Mourinho had said the Galatasaray bench was 'jumping like monkeys' at the end of the Istanbul Derby

Didier Drogba has issued a statement of support towards Jose Mourinho amid the ongoing racism row in Turkish football. Mourinho, who is in charge of Turkish Super Lig side Fenerbahce, was accused of racism by the Istanbul-based outfit's biggest rivals Galatasaray earlier this week.