#2 George Weah
Liberia’s greatest ever player, Weah was so well respected at Monaco that Thierry Henry and the other youngsters at the club called him ‘Mr. George’. A perfect blend of pace, power and intelligence, Weah’s tendency to drop deep and run at defenders arguably provided the blue-print for modern day forwards.
Weah was brought to Europe by Arsene Wenger at Monaco and won league titles with both PSG and Milan. In 1995, he became the first and so far, the only African player to ever win the Ballon d’Or. However, one of his only regrets might be that he was unable to drag Liberia into participation in the World Cup.
After retirement, following brief stints at Chelsea, Manchester City and Marseille, Weah returned back to West Africa, undertaking humanitarian work and unsuccessfully running for the Presidency of Liberia in 2005. In 2014 though, he managed to get himself elected into the country’s senate.
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