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DidierDrogba repels bullet-proof Corinthians

Chelsea's Didier Drogba celebrates after scoring a goal against Tottenham Hotspur during their English Premier League soccer match at Stamford Bridge in London December 3, 2014. REUTERS/Eddie Keogh (BRITAIN - Tags: SPORT SOCCER)

Former Chelsea striker Didier Drogba has refused an offer to join Corinthians of Brazil that would have included generous wages and a bullet-proof car.

The Ivory Coast star, 38, is out of contract after a spell at Montreal Impact and was offered $120,000 (110,000 euros) a week, a 24-hours-per-day translator, six return tickets to Europe -- and a bullet-proof car.

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