This past week the USL witnessed the first on-field appearance by the legendary Didier Drogba. Drogba, long time star of the Ivory Coast (Republic of Côte d’Ivoire) men’s national team, Chelsea and Montreal Impact, amongst other top clubs worldwide, played all 90 minutes for Phoenix Rising last Saturday night. He scored the first goal (check the video below) to lead his side to victory.
Phoenix’ ownership have already officially made known their interest in moving to MLS as an expansion team. The debut of the ageless Drogba is likely just another step along that road.