Drogba bids farewell to Montreal after final home game
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[November 23, 2016]
(Reuters) - Striker Didier
Drogba has indicated he will not return to Montreal Impact next
season, with the Major League Soccer club releasing a video on
Twitter thanking him for his service.
The 38-year-old former Chelsea striker played his last home game for
the club after he came on as a second half substitute in Impact's
3-2 win over Toronto FC in the first leg of the MLS Eastern
Conference finals on Tuesday.
"Everyone knows that it was my last game here," Drogba said when
asked after the match if he would be back next season.
"There is still one, maybe two games to go. Let's think about next
week's game, I think that is more important than if it's finished or
not."
Montreal travel to Toronto for the second leg on Nov. 30, knowing
either a win or a draw will see them advance to the MLS Cup final in
either Seattle or Colorado on Dec. 10.
Drogba joined Montreal in July 2015 and has scored 21 regular season
goals in 33 appearances across two seasons.
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Injuries resulted in him losing his place in the starting lineup to
Italian Matteo Mancosu and a subsequent feud over playing time with
manager Mauro Biello extended his spell on the sidelines.
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Montreal Impact forward Didier Drogba (11) interacts with fans after
the first leg game against the Toronto FC of the MLS Eastern
Conference Championship at Olympic Stadium. Eric Bolte-USA TODAY
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The prolific former Ivory Coast international spent nine seasons
with Chelsea before moving to the United States, scoring 164 goals
across all competitions and leading the Premier League club to their
first ever Champions League title.
(Reporting by Simon Jennings in Bengaluru; Editing by John O'Brien)
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