Only African FIFA World Player of Year. 1995 Ballon d'Or. Became President of Liberia. Genius without a World Cup.
George Weah won the FIFA World Player of the Year, Ballon d'Or, and European Golden Boot all in 1995 — the first and still only African player to win the FIFA World Player of the Year award. He scored 32 goals in 37 Serie A appearances for AC Milan in 1995–96. He played at Paris Saint-Germain, AC Milan, Chelsea, Manchester City, and Marseille across a career that produced 150+ club goals. He was unable to qualify Liberia for a World Cup — a fact that underlines the tragedy of how individual genius cannot compensate for a lack of national infrastructure. He became President of Liberia in 2018. His 0.86 goals-per-game ratio in that Serie A season is 40% higher than the average for top strikers in the league.
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