PHOENIX – A winner of the UEFA Champions League, Premier League and former member of the FIFPro World XI, legendary forward Didier Drogba made his 500th club appearances on Saturday night as Phoenix Rising FC played host to Sacramento Republic FC in front of a sellout crowd of 6,503 fans at the Phoenix Rising Soccer Complex. While the night didn’t quite end in the manner Rising FC had hoped, the high-profile Western Conference clash produced memorable sights and sounds around the venue.
Tonight, history is made.
— USL (@USL) May 20, 2018
Congratulations on 500 career league appearances, @didierdrogba! pic.twitter.com/bGc70RA1Jb
My favorite way to spend an evening!! Let’s do this!! #RisingAsOne @PHXRisingFC pic.twitter.com/wz5oRE1JUA
— Marvin P. Android (@smrt_sarcasm) May 20, 2018
#RisingAsOne Beautiful Saturday night! #PhxRising pic.twitter.com/unkdqI4Snt
— Chizelle (@Chizelle13) May 20, 2018
Glad you’re enjoying it. You’re somewhere in this pic! @MrRamirez480 @PHXRisingBlog #RisingAsOne pic.twitter.com/WHhVe8Xw3d
— Matt Skinner (@mattskinner10) May 20, 2018
Another beautiful Arizona evening for some @PHXRisingFC football! Let’s chug some @didierdrogba’s magic water and score some goals! #RisingAsOne #PHXRisingFC #LosBandidos #MLS2PHX #SaturdayNight #RedFury #PHXRisingvsSacRepublic pic.twitter.com/k9BL2EntiF
— Shawn Sellers (@shawnjsellers) May 20, 2018
What a FANTASTIC night!
— Marcelo Dietrich (@MarceloDietrich) May 20, 2018
My 1st @PHXRisingFC game!
We didn't get the W, but we witnessed @didierdrogba make his 500th league appearance!
Owner @berkebakay presents him w/ a very cool jersey.#RisingAsOne
(PS To who ever stole my magnet, had you asked, I would've given it to you.) pic.twitter.com/HFD2Lbglu5
Moments after drinking their Drogba’s Magic Water, these kids all became 6’2”, 185. pic.twitter.com/KwmwYZW0EG
— Phoenix Rising FC (@PHXRisingFC) May 20, 2018
Going to my 1st @PHXRisingFC match tonight! Call me crazy for waiting so long, but excited to see what its all about! #RisingAsOne
— Nick Erikson (@NErikson85) May 19, 2018
Got my Drogba’s Water. Got my @PHXRisingFC sun shade. Ready for the anthem! If you haven’t been to a game here yet, I highly recommend it... great atmosphere! #RisingAsOne pic.twitter.com/mGOeg8xJMs
— Patrick Lauder (@phxpatrick) May 20, 2018
Dale PHX boys! Great time at my first @PHXRisingFC game. #RisingasOne pic.twitter.com/WV5qLuMCDU
— Dina de León (@dintamolinta) May 20, 2018
A tough loss in a big match, but good to see @c_cortez88 put another one in the net.
— Phoenix Rising Fans (@prfcfans) May 20, 2018
As always, @Asante208 is something else. So much fun to watch.#RisingAsOne #PRFC @PHXRisingFC pic.twitter.com/hcgaM4rYiN
Well result did not go our way tonight, but had a great time cheering on our boys in red. We pick ourselves up, dust ourselves off & move on to Swope.
— John McPherson (@johnmcp66) May 20, 2018
Games come thick & fast, no point wallowing in pity. Lets make this a successful roadtrip @PHXRisingFC#RisingAsOne #PHXvSAC
It's here! Fresh @PHXRisingFC look for tonight #RisingAsOne pic.twitter.com/pdf7oak6aP
— Brandon (@SeeBeeJay) May 19, 2018
.@berkebakay presents @didierdrogba with a special jersey in honor of his 500th career match.#RisingAsOne #PHXvSAC pic.twitter.com/1N5j7Fhx1k
— Firebird Soccer (@firebirdsite) May 20, 2018
GAME ON #RISINGASONE #PhoenixRising pic.twitter.com/iIWhDz9Pzf
— Nicholas Wolf (@TheNicholasWolf) May 20, 2018
Congrats to the @SacRepublicFC on the win. Time to drink away the thought of @PHXRisingFC losing. Had a fun time during the match, though. #RisingAsOne pic.twitter.com/dcflcKmRRE
— Dinosaur Tom (@DinosaurTom) May 20, 2018
Alright @PHXRisingFC ... You got me hooked tonight! Might not have walked away with that “W” but the energy and seeing the place sold out got me! Can’t wait to see this team and organization grow, and come back for another match! #RisingAsOne #BrightFuture #USL #FutureMLSteam pic.twitter.com/n4G1MwF7JT
— Nick Erikson (@NErikson85) May 20, 2018
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