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The 29-year-old footballer, who won the prize established by the English Premier League, also received a sum of £21,000 with the possibility of donating them to charity. For each of his goals in this Premier League season, he received a thousand pounds, and an additional 1,000 for becoming the first player in the English championship to reach the 20-goal mark.
The club's attacking leader, a striker from the South African national team, who finished in 10th place in the championship with 18 goals, was two goals behind the Ivory Coast's legionary. In third place was the defender from Portugal, who outscored goalkeepers with 17 goals.
D.Drogba became the first player from Chelsea to win the "Golden Boot" since the 2000-2001 season, when the most productive with 23 goals was the Dutchman Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink.
"Didier Drogba was one of the most dynamic and consistent players this season, which helped him win the Golden Boot of the Premier League," said Jim Hytner, representative of the Premier League's award-giving ceremony. - "This season he scored several impressive and crucial goals and played amazingly well in the Chelsea team.
