Drogba joins MLS side Montreal Impact
Former Chelsea golden striker Didier Drogba is now part of the Montreal Impact Club. Didier Drogba who is now thirty-seven years young part his ways with Chelsea (Stamford Bridge) after the 2014-2015 Premier League Season, after featuring in 381 games for The Blues.
During his career at Stamford Bridge, Didier Drogba won 4 Premier League titles in two stints with the London-based club. Drogba has featured heavily on Ivory Coast’s national team.
Other than being the national team’s all-time top goal scorer, Drogba has helped the team feature in World Cup appearances. Drogba’s scoring record for Ivory Coast’s national team stands at sixty-five goals in a hundred and five international appearances.
Joey Saputo, the current Montreal Impact president, was jubilant with the signing indicating that signing the Ivorian player in their team is a historical event for the club. Joey Saputo added that he alongside the management are honored to be welcoming Drogba to MLS as one of their main players.
In an interview, Club President Joey Saputo stated that from the initial conversation he had with Didier Drogba, he felt that the former Blues player wanted to sign up with Montreal Impact. Additionally, Drogba’s arrival to the club is beneficial to the club in every major way.
Moreover, Didier Drogba will become the Canadian side designated player, a position that dictates that his salary won’t be affected by the MLS salary cap. The news of signing Drogba for the club has been met with jubilation as fans and team players are eager to jump from the last team in the MLS league table.
Drogba’s Stint at Stamford Bridge
Chelsea FC released Thirty-seven year old Didier Drogba during the close of the 2014-2015 Premiership League. His contract expired last season, thus marking his nine-year association with the English club.
As a major player in the Ivorian national team who helped the team qualify for the soccer world cup two times, Didier Drogba signed with The Blues from French side Marseille in 2004. In the 381 games he has played with The Blues, Drogba has successfully scored 164 goals. The record he has at Chelsea Football club makes him the 4th highest goal scorer in the club’s history. Before joining the Canadian Montreal Impact side, Didier Drogba had signed with Chicago Fire, who later traded the Ivorian player with Montreal in favor of an allocation money refund.
Montreal Impact’s technical director Adam Braz noted how the whole team and management of the club was thrilled to bag into their fold an experienced player. Besides, his experience in the soccer World Cup and various European Leagues will help the club perform better in the season.
Adam adds that Didier Drogba’s stint in Europe has proved that he is a high-level player with an instinct in front of the goal. Drogba’s leadership and experience are major points that will help the Canadian Club.
Drogba’s World Famous Goal
Of the 381 goals Drogba netted for Chelsea, one particular goal stands out; the late equalizer that he put on the goal line during the Champions League final. The game was between The Blues and German club Bayern Munich.
Drogba without breaking a sweat slotted in the precise spot-kick in the hotly contested penalty shootout making it possible for Chelsea FC to bag their first ever European Cup. The month of October in 2012 was a big one for Didier Drogba as The Blues fans voted him as the club’s greatest player.
Despite appearing in the World Cup several times and winning fans from across the world, Didier Drogba has been named African Footballer of the Year two times, lifting the prestigious African accolade in 2006 and 2009.
This article is courtesy of Tony Samboras who is a sports writer that is very keen to see the results of the various transfers that have taken place recently. To see more of Tony’s writing of this and many other aspects check out Australian based worldcup.com.au.