Former
Chelsea and Ivory Coast striker Didier Drogba, who is now 40 years old, has
ended his glittering football career.
Drogba,
now 40 years old, decided to hang his boots after his team, Phoenix Rising,
which he part-owned lost to Louisville City in the USL Cup final.
It was the
final of U.S. football’s second tier.
According
to BBC Sport, co-owner of Rising, Berke Bakay thanked Drogba for his “amazing
contributions to the beautiful sport” after Friday’s loss.
Drogba
scored a goal in each of the club’s three play-off matches en route to their
first ever USL Cup final.
Before the
final, Bakay told BBC World Service that Drogba would be moving into the
boardroom after retires.
Writing on
the Phoenix Rising website last month, Drogba had said:
“I joke
with people that they need to give me the cup, so I can retire in peace. And that
if I don’t get it, I’ll come back. But the truth is, this is my last season.”
Drogba
scored 157 goals in 341 appearances during his first spell at Chelsea from 2004
to 2012, winning three Premier League titles and the Champions League.
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