Star striker Drogba returns to Impact after being AWOL from TFC game
MONTREAL — Didier Drogba is back with the Montreal Impact and is willing to accept whatever role coach Mauro Biello assigns him.
That was the message from Biello and team president Joey Saputo on Tuesday as the club held its first workout since their star striker went missing to protest his exclusion from the starting 11.
The former Chelsea star did not even show up at the Stadium to watch the Impact’s 2-2 draw with Toronto FC on Sunday and there was concern that would be the end of the 38-year-old’s playing career.
But Drogba met with Saputo and Biello and the dispute appears to be settled. Drogba was at the team’s training centre, but, like most of the regulars, did not join in an informal practice and did not speak to the media.