Former Chelsea striker Didier Drogba has been fined for refusing to play for Montreal Impact last weekend.
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Ex-Chelsea striker fined for refusing to play for Montreal Impact
Major League Soccer have fined Drogba an unspecified amount "for his failure to appear".
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Drogba, 38, did not play against Toronto, with coach Mauro Biello saying after the game that the forward "didn't accept a place on the bench".
In a separate ruling, New York City defender Diego Martinez was fined for swearing at a ballboy.
Martinez was accused of directing a "homophobic slur" at a DC United ballboy last week but the league said that an investigation had found no evidence of that, only of using an obscenity.
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Drogba's Montreal, who are fifth in the Eastern Conference, play New England Revolution on Sunday.
Drogba, who left Chelsea in July 2015, has been used as a substitute in two of the Impact's previous four games.
The former Ivory Coast international has scored 10 goals in 21 appearances this season.
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