where does drogba play now?
Côte d'Ivoire national football team
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 After a switch of coaches , Drogba retained his position in the team , scoring 19 goals and winning the National Union of Professional Footballers ( UNFP ) Player of the Year award . He also scored five goals in that season 's UEFA Champions League and six in the UEFA Cup . At the end of the season , he was bought by Chelsea as the club 's then record signing for £ 24 million . His shirt from his only season at Marseille is also framed in the basilica of Marseille , Notre @-@ Dame de la Garde , which he presented to the church before the 2004 UEFA Cup Final . 

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 Given his relatively late breakthrough into professional football , Drogba has often been described as a late bloomer , having signed his first professional contract with Le Mans at the age of 21 . He is noted for his physical strength , ability in the air , and his ability to retain possession of the ball . Richard Beech of the Daily Mirror says that his " powerful and intrusive approach made him the lone striker [ José ] Mourinho grew to admire , and made it nearly impossible for opposing teams to isolate him and freeze him out of the game . " 

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 Drogba argued that he had not been paid his wages by the club and asked FIFA , the sport 's governing body , to invalidate his contract . In February 2013 , FIFA granted a temporary license for him to play for Galatasaray pending the outcome of the contract dispute . 

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 Drogba faced problems off the pitch during the end of the season as his transfer from Marseille to Chelsea in July 2004 came under scrutiny . The Stevens inquiry in June 2007 expressed concerns because of the lack of co @-@ operation from agents Pinhas Zahavi and Barry Silkman . 

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 In July 2016 , Drogba was included in the roster for the 2016 MLS All @-@ Star Game . 
