News Programmes Video Blogs Opinion In Depth Business Human Rights Sport Weather Watch Live Inside Story Wi tness Listening Post People & Power 101 East The Stream M ore Football Rebels Didier Drogba and the Ivorian civil war How the former Chelsea star and Ivory Coast forward used the power of football to end his country's civil war. 13 Mar 2013 11:56 GMT Football 'unifying force' Drogba ponders uncertain future Drogba returns for Cote d'Ivoire The dark side of ivory Mekhloufi and the FLN team The famous football player chose to abandon the French team to play for Algerian independence. Predrag Pasic and the siege of Sarajevo The Yugoslavian international player chose to start a multi-ethnic football school in a besieged Sarajevo. LATEST HUNDREDS MISSING AFTER FLOODS HIT COLORADO ABOUT FOOTBALL REBELS Presented and narrated by former Manchester United star Eric Cantona, Football Rebels is a five-part documentary on five football legends whose social conscience led them to use their fame and influence to challenge unjust regimes, join opposition movements and lead the fight for democracy and human rights in their countries. "Football is more than the opium of the people. It's about good intentions, noble hearts .... When your country's at war, your friends are killing each other and children are given rifles rather than footballs, so what if the whole world admires you! You have to act." Eric Cantona Football Rebels - Al Jazeera English http://www.aljazeera.com/programmes/footballrebels/ 1 de 2 14/09/2013 10:41