George Tawlon Manneh Oppong Ousman Weah (born 1 October 1966)[1] is a Liberian h

umanitarian, politician, and retired footballer who played as a striker. Regarde

d as one of the greatest African players of all time and of his generation, in 1
995 he was named FIFA World Player of the Year and won the Ballon d'Or. In 1989,
1994 and 1995 he was the African Footballer of the Year. In 2004 he was named i
n the FIFA 100 list of the world's greatest living players.[2]
Weah spent fourteen years of his professional football career playing for clubs
in France, Italy, and England. Arsne Wenger brought him to Europe when he signed
for Monaco in 1988. Weah moved to Paris Saint Germain in 1992 where he won Ligue
1 in 1994 and became the top scorer of the UEFA Champions League 1994 95. He sign
ed for A.C. Milan in 1995 where he spent four very successful seasons, scoring s
ome spectacular goals (the most notable running the length of the field against
Verona), and won Serie A twice.[3] He moved to the English Premier League toward
s the end of his career and had spells at Chelsea and Manchester City.
An idol in Africa, Weah has been heavily involved in politics in his homeland Li
beria. He ran unsuccessfully for president in the 2005 election, losing to Ellen
Johnson Sirleaf in the second round of voting. In the 2011 election, he ran for
vice president on Winston Tubman's ticket. Running as a Congress for Democratic
Change candidate, Weah was elected to the Senate in 2014.