Book chronicles Drogba's animated life

Didier Drogba walked at six months, left home at age five and fell in love with the woman who was to become his wife at the tender age of 17.

Those are some of the landmark events covered in an account of the Cote d'Ivoire soccer player's extraordinary life, about to be published in animated form in France.

Editions are also planned for Britain, where Drogba is still idolized by supporters of his former club Chelsea; Brazil, where he is due to play in the World Cup later this year, and Turkey, where he currently stars for Galatasaray.