George Weah marked an entire generation in football, both in Africa and in the world. He reached football glory at the age of 29, when in 1995 he managed to win the Ballon d’Or and be the first African to do so.
His football career spanned 18 years, during which time he played for teams such as Invincible Eleven in Liberia, Monaco, PSG and Olympique de Marseille in France, as well as Milan in Italy, as well as Chelsea and Manchester City in England.
Today he is away from football, the closest he has to this sport is his son, Timothy Weah, who plays for Lille in Ligue 1. He is currently president of Liberia and recently gave an interview to Gazzetta dello Sport.
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The Liberian president lent himself to the usual debate, about who is the best soccer player today. He specifically referred to Cristiano Ronaldo, a player he ‘attacked’, but he also recognized.
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Weah mentioned, for the Italian newspaper, that the ‘Commander’ is a footballer worthy of admiration for everything he has done, but that despite training hard to become what he is, he is not the best player in the world.
Cristiano Ronaldo is an example of how to combine hard work and passion for the game, and how that can bring results. He’s not the best player in the world, but he trained hard to become what he is. “
George Weah
He alleviated his comments by mentioning that ‘Cris’ is someone humble, who has remained in that line and deserves everything that has happened to him, since it has been the result of his effort to get to where he is now.
He decided to mention Milan striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic, referring to him as a strong and confident player despite being almost 40 years old. He pointed out that Swede is the perfect image that age is just a number.
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