Drogba apologizes for bad behavior

LONDON: Striker Didier Drogba has apologized for his behavior following Chelsea's dramatic Champions League exit against Barcelona on Wednesday.

The Ivory Coast captain harangued Norwegian referee Tom Henning Ovrebo after the final whistle and then directed a foul-mouthed rant directly to a live TV camera.

"I was very upset at what happened during the game, but having seen the pictures on TV I accept that I overreacted," Drogba said in a statement on Chelsea's website on Thursday.