Chelsea striker Didier Drogba admits he's singled out by referees for his reputation as a diver.

"Since I had the misfortune to say that I sometimes dived, because people pushed me and not because of cheating, I get the feeling that people take me for a cheat," he said.

"Referees in the Premier League as well as the Champions League come to see me before the matches to tell me 'today, we don't dive, eh'?

"I would love to reply 'I'm a footballer, not a swimmer', but I think they wouldn't listen."