Didya Drogba faced the kind of childhood challenges that few of us can relate to, but that didn't stop him from developing his football skills with the help of his uncle. After scoring 17 goals in 34 games in a local league, he caught the eye of a scout from Marseilles and joined the team in 2003. From there, the sky should have been the limit, if it weren't for a leg injury before the UEFA Cup. Twenty-six million Euros was the transfer fee to take Drogba to Chelsea, and the chance to play in the English Premier League. But injury would delay his career yet again, and after returning to the side he found it difficult to regain form. However, he finished the season with sixteen goals from 40 games, a more than acceptable return for the clubs investment.
