The same day his son Tim Weah was playing for the USA, 51-year-old Liberia President George Weah played for Liberia’s national team. The 79-minute appearance by the1995 FIFA World Player of the Year came in Liberia’s 2-1 loss to Nigeria that served as a chance to retire Weah’s No. 14 jersey. Weah, who starred for clubs including Monaco, Paris St. Germain and ACMilan, won the presidency of Liberia in a landslide run-off election in December. Tim Weah, who plays for Paris SG, grew up in Florida and New York, the hometown of his mother, Clar.George had kept a home in New York during his playing career and met Clar when he was opening an account at a New York Chase bank where she worked.

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