He holds French citizenship and speaks fluently | Pictured with in November 1995, Weah taking on Parma defenders including to the right outside the penalty area Along with and , Weah was viewed as a modern, new style of striker in the 1990s who would also operate outside the penalty area and run with the ball towards goal, at a time when strikers primarily operated inside the penalty area where they would receive the ball from teammates |
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At international level, Weah represented at the on two occasions, winning 75 caps and scoring 18 goals for his country | Weah was subsequently elected to the for in the |
Weah was President of the Junior Professionals, a former football team he founded in in 1994.
11In 2004, he was named by in the list of the world's greatest living players | Foreign policy [ ] Upon his election to office, Weah first made an official visit in to meet with President , to "strengthen the bond between the two countries" |
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Later career [ ] Following his time in England, Weah returned to France and had a spell at , where he remained until May 2001 | Weah signed for club on loan from Milan on 11 January 2000, in a deal which would keep him with the West London club until the end of the season |
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28The had characterized the elections as "peaceful, transparent, and fair" | However, after assurances that the vote was fair, several prominent African leaders called on Weah's supporters to accept the result with grace and dignity, and Sirleaf became President |
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CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list [ ]• Widely regarded as one of the greatest African players of all time, in 1995, he was named and won the , becoming the first and to date only African player to win these awards | Weah at the start of Exhibiting skill, athleticism and goalscoring prowess, Weah became famous at Milan for scoring several notable goals, in particular a solo goal against at the which saw him deftly control the ball from Verona's corner kick just outside his own penalty area, before he set off |