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George Manneh Oppong Weah is a Liberian politician and former professional footballer who served as the 25th president of Liberia from 2018 to 2024. Before his election for the presidency, Weah served as senator from Montserrado County. He played as a striker in his prolific 18-year professional football career which ended in 2003. Weah is the first African former professional footballer to become…
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Soccer America: Americans Abroad (France): Weah takes responsibility after another Marseille loss
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Claimed: ““Between 2018 and 2017, George Weah took 24,000 people out of poverty.”” — rated Misleading by Africa Check.
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Claimed: ““In the last three, four years of the previous administration, poverty was increasing.”” — rated Correct by Africa Check.
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Claimed: ““When George Weah took the oath of office, there were two million Liberians in extreme poverty.”” — rated Correct by Africa Check.
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Yahoo: Liberian President George Weah says will seek second term this year
Won: IFFHS All-time Africa Men's Dream Team with World Hall of Fame of Soccer (2021).
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Won: France Football Légendes Africaines Top-30 with World Hall of Fame of Soccer (2019).
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Career landmark: President of Liberia (2018–2024).
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“George Weah (2017) cited in: "George Weah: ‘Arsène Wenger showed me love when racism was at its peak’" in The Guardian, 25 December 2017.”
Whereby global football academies would be established to help assist youth in both impoverished and emerging nations
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Was sued by the mother of his daughter for child support expenses
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Career landmark: Member of the Senate of Liberia (2015–2018).
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Ran for election to the Senate of Liberia as a Congress for Democratic Change candidate in Montserrado County
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Milan great Franco Baresi named Weah in the greatest XI he has ever played with
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And Weah did indeed later announce his intention to challenge Sirleaf in the 2011 election
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To successfully campaign for the Congress for Democratic Change candidate in the Montserrado County senatorial by-election
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“Il problema del Milan? Troppi pensano solo ai cassi loro.”
“Weah? Lui è shakespeariano. L'Atto Puro. L'Immediato. Lui è pre-veggente, uno che vede prima. Weah vuol dire Giuoco, nel senso di simbolo del mondo. È il Bambino, la trasgressione che il pubblico non s'aspetta, l'accadimento imprevisto. (Carmelo Bene)”
“Pura roccia, el negro. E anche un buon combattente fuori dal campo: è stato uno dei primi a unirsi al mio sindacato e vive lottando per il suo paese, la Liberia. (Diego Armando Maradona)”
“I know a lot of people wonder why an ex-footballer should seek the presidency of the country but no one asks a lawyer or a businessman why they do the same.”
“Nella vita niente è sicuro finché non accade.”
Won: Golden Foot Legends Award with Arthur Ashe Courage Award 2004 (2005).
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Won the Arthur Ashe Courage Award with _Retired Soccer (2004).
Won award: FIFA 100 (2004).
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Was named by Pelé in the FIFA 100 list of the world's greatest living players
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Played for Al Jazira Club (2001–2003).
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Won the English FA Cup with Chelsea (1999-2000).
Won: FA Cup with Chelsea (2000).
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Joined Chelsea in 2000.
Joined Manchester City in 2000.
Played for Chelsea F.C. (2000–2000) — 11 appearances, 3 goals.
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Played for Manchester City F.C. (2000–2000) — 7 appearances, 1 goals.
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Played for Olympique de Marseille (2000–2001) — 19 appearances, 5 goals.
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Won award: IFFHS African Player of the Century (1999).
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Won award: Placar's 100 Stars of the Century (1999).
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Won award: World Soccer's 100 Greatest Footballers of All Time (1999).
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Won: FA Cup with Chelsea (1999).
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Won: Serie A with AC Milan (1998–99).
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Won award: World XI (1998).
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Weah launched a CD called Lively Up Africa featuring the singer Frisbie Omo Isibor and eight other African football stars
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Won award: World XI (1997).
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Won award: Planète Foot's 50 Best Players of all Time (1996).
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Won award: ESM Team of the Year (1995–96).
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Won award: Onze d'Argent (1996).
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Won: Serie A with AC Milan (1995–96).
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Won award: FIFA Fair Play Award (1996).
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Won award: FIFA World Player of the Year – Silver award (1996).
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Won award: World XI (1996).
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And often ranked among the three greatest African strikers ever, alongside Didier Drogba and Samuel Eto'o
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Weah finished second in the FIFA World Player of the Year ranking; he was also the recipient of the FIFA Fair Play Award, and was voted the African Player of the Century by sport journalists from around the world
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Won the FIFA Ballon d Or with Paris SG (1995).
Won the African Footballer of the Year with Milan (1995).
Won the FIFA The Best with Paris SG (1995).
Won award: RSSSF Player of the Year (1995).
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Won award: African Footballer of the Year (1995).
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Won award: Onze d'Or (1995).
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Won award: Ballon d'Or (1995).
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Won award: FIFA World Player of the Year (1995).
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Won award: UEFA Champions League top scorer (1994–95).
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Won award: BBC African Footballer of the Year (1995).
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Won award: El País King of European Soccer (1995).
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Won: Coupe de France with Paris Saint-Germain (1994–95).
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Won: Coupe de la Ligue with Paris Saint-Germain (1994–95).
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Weah was the recipient of several individual awards: he won the Ballon d'Or, the Onze d'Or, and was named FIFA World Player of the Year, becoming the first and, currently, only African player (by FIFA nationality) to win
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Joined Milan in 1995.
Where he received the ball in the edge of his penalty box and ran the length of the field
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Winning the Italian league in 1996 under Fabio Capello
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Played for AC Milan (1995–2000) — 114 appearances, 46 goals.
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Becoming the first and only player to win these awards while representing an African country internationally
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Where he spent four successful seasons, winning the Serie A twice
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Won: Division 1 with Paris Saint-Germain (1993–94).
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Won the African Footballer of the Year Award for the second time in his career
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Won: Coupe de France with Paris Saint-Germain (1992–93).
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And 1995, Division 1 in 1994, and the Coupe de la Ligue in 1995 during a highly prolific and successful period; he also became the top scorer of the 1994–95 UEFA Champions League, with seven goals, after reaching the sem
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Played for Paris Saint-Germain FC (1992–1995) — 96 appearances, 32 goals.
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Joined Paris SG in 1992.
Where they won Division 1 in 1994 and became the top scorer of the 1994–95 UEFA Champions League
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Won award: World XI (1991).
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Won: Coupe de France with Monaco (1990–91).
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Won award: Division 1 Foreign Player of the Year (1990–91).
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Won award: African Footballer of the Year (1989).
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And 1995, he was also named the African Footballer of the Year winning the official award twice, and in 1996, he was named African Player of the Century
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Joined Monaco in 1988.
Played for AS Monaco FC (1988–1992) — 103 appearances, 47 goals.
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Won: Liberian Premier League with Invincible Eleven (1987).
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Runner-up: West African Nations Cup with Liberia (1987).
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Played for Tonnerre Yaoundé (1987–1988).
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After impressing during a match against them, and scored twice on his debut against Canon Yaoundé
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Won: Liberian Premier League with Mighty Barrolle (1986).
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Won: Liberian FA Cup with Mighty Barrolle (1986).
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Played for Liberia men's national football team (1986–2003) — 75 appearances, 18 goals.
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Played for Invincible Eleven (1986–1987).
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Played for Mighty Barrolle (1985–1986).
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Where he played for one season, before joining Mighty Barrolle, one of the biggest clubs in Liberia
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Played for Bong Range United (1984–1985).
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Won award: Liberia Football Association Fourth Division top goalscorer (1982).
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"one hit from such a tight angle that it went in-off having struck both posts"; he scored 34 goals during the 1982 Liberia Football Association Fourth Division season
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Played for Young Survivors (1981–1984).
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Born 1966-10-01.
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