Day -168 WorldCup2018
George Weah, 1996: Winner of the Ballon d'Or, world footballer of the year, only African to win the award.
George Weah, 2017: elected President of Liberia. President. Not of the football association. President of the country.
George Weah for me in 1996: a fantastic footballer, a joy to watch, one
of those players who was always capable of making football so much fun
to watch, on the list of best football players of all time to not play
in a World Cup. Others include Alfredo di Stefano, George Best, Ryan
Giggs.
George Weah for me in 2017? I'm not quite sure yet
whether to rejoice that a footballer has reached the summit of politics
in his country, a victory for football over politics; or laugh that a
footballer has become the President of his country. Ronald Reagan, the
actor did it. So maybe it's not that bad. Or maybe it's worse. The
cynics out there will be thinking that the cynic in me is thinking that
footballers in powerful positions and politicians are connected the
constantly lingering accusations of corruption.
But not today. Today I am happy that George Weah, one of the greatest, is back. The legend lives on.
Here he is scoring another of his many goals just for fun. Determined
to finish what he started. He saw a path to his (the) goal and he didn't
stop until he got there. Maybe this was a goal with representative
significance for his future.
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