Chelsea striker Didier Drogba admits the fallout from John Terry's alleged affair almost wrecked their title hopes this season.
Drogba believes that the Terry issue came close to completely extinguishing Chelsea's title challenge.
"It was a key moment in our season because it corresponded with a period where we had lost points, a period where it was less good," he told The Sun. "But we stayed united, like we always do when there is a storm at the club.
"It is a period which cost us a lot of points. Here in England, it was enormous. It went from sport to being in the celebrity pages. The cameras were focused on all sorts of things rather than football and we lost our focus, unconsciously, which made us drop points."