Spanish Euro and World Cup winning striker Fernando Torres pledged on Saturday to try his heart out to regain the form that saw him become one of the most feared marksmen in world football. The 29-year-old - capped over 100 times by his country - has failed to replicate the form for Chelsea that earned him a £50million move in January 2011 from Liverpool. However, a brace against Russian side Rubin Kazan on Thursday in their Europa League quarter-final, first leg clash took him to 18 goals for the season and gave him hope that he is on the right track.

By Iain Rogers MADRID (Reuters) - The wheel will have come full circle for Galatasaray forward Didier Drogba when he takes to the pitch for Wednesday's Champions League quarter-final first leg match at Real Madrid. The Ivory Coast international, who turned 35 this month, made his debut in Europe's elite club competition at Real's Bernabeu stadium in September 2003 playing for Ligue 1 side Olympique Marseille.

Didier Drogba was in Ivory Coast coach Sabri Lamouchi's starting XI for the Africa Cup of Nations quarter-final against Nigeria here on Sunday (1500GMT). The 34-year-old African legend was dropped to the bench in the Elephants' second group game, the 3-0 win over Tunisia, before returning for what was, in effect, an Ivorian reserve team in the closing 2-2 draw with Algeria. Captain Drogba, at his Nations Cup swansong, led the Ivorian attack at the expense of Anzhi Makhachkala striker Lacina Traore.

* Ivorian ends short stay in Shanghai * Drogba signs 1-1/2 year deal - report (Adds background) ANKARA, Jan 27 (Reuters) - Ivory Coast captain and former Chelsea striker Didier Drogba has left Shanghai Shenhua to sign a 1-1/2 year contract with Galatasaray, Turkish broadcaster CNN Turk said on Sunday. The channel did not give any more information and Galatasaray could not be reached for immediate comment.