George Weah’s match worn
boots. This special made and signed boots were
worn during the season 2000 with Manchester City. George Weah (born 1
October 1966) is a Liberian humanitarian, politician, and an
ex-footballer who
played as a striker. Regarded as one of the greatest African players of
all time, in
1995 he was named FIFA World Player of the Year and won the Ballon d'Or.
Three
times he won African Footballer of the Year. In 2004, he was named one
of the
Top 125 greatest living footballers as part of FIFA's 100th anniversary
celebration. Weah spent fourteen years of his professional football
career playing
for clubs in France, Italy, and England. Arsène 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 signed for A.C. Milan in 1995 where he spent four
very
successful seasons, scored some spectacular goals (the most notable
being
running the length of the field against Verona), and won Serie A twice.
He then
moved to England and had spells at Chelsea and Manchester City. Weah has
been heavily involved in politics in his homeland Liberia. 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.
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