If you thought Thierno Seydi's denial of the rumors linking Didier Drogba to Phoenix Rising FC was not convincing - your instincts were correct: scarcely 10 days since Seydi (Drogba's agent) rejected the suggestion his client had joined one of the more ambitious lower-league teams in US soccer, Drogba has joined one of the more ambitious lower-league teams in US soccer.
The signing of a world-class and world-renowned player tends to be carefully stage-managed these days, but this news broke in slightly unorthodox fashion. First, the New York Times - hardly an enthusiastic trafficker of flimsy transfer rumors - published a very straightforward report.