Ignorance

[bellinghman]

From here

"We found out [on Monday] when tests showed he had malaria," said Ancelotti.

"He has this virus and, obviously, he lost power and training."

Ah, no.

But isn't it nice that a disease that kills millions only has a performance impact on a Premiership footballer?

Comments

[drplokta]

Also, malaria's not a virus, it's a parasitic protist.

[bellinghman.livejournal.com]

Exactly.

(Unless Drogba was looking for an excuse for getting seriously out of his head on G&Ts.)