Drogba is about to sue the Daily Mail

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Footballer Didier Drogba said Thursday he would take legal action against Britain's Daily Mail newspaper after it published allegations that most of the money raised by his charity in Britain was not going to good causes.

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But Drogba -- currently under contract with Canadian Major League Soccer team Montreal Impact -- hit back, saying the report had caused an "untold amount of damage".

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"Despite sending legal letters and 67 pages worth of documents advising the Daily Mail that their information was factually incorrect and libelous, they have decided to ignore the facts so I am issuing legal proceedings against them today," the footballer said in a statement issued by his publicist in London.

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