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	The 2004 ESPY Awards - Weah selected for Arthur Ashe Courage Award
		One example is how Weah has used his name and fame to take guns out of the hands of children to try and help save a generation devastated by war.
		Weah had become a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador in 1997 -- working with the UN agency to help fight the spread of HIV/AIDS in Africa through education and to promote vocational training initiatives to rehabilitate child soldiers from war-ravaged countries.
		Weah was named FIFA World Player of the Year in 1995 -- the season he led Inter Milan FC to the Italian Serie A championship and won the European and African Player of the Year Awards.
	espn.go.com /espy2004/s/04asheaward.html (766 words)

	UNICEF - UNICEF People - George Weah (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		George Weah is currently campaigning for the presidency of Liberia.
		George Weah has had an extraordinary international soccer career, most notably with the prestigious Italian club AC Milan, with whom he won the Golden Ball award (for the best European player) and the Italian National Championship.
		Weah is President of the Junior Professionals, a team he founded in Monrovia in 1994.
	www.unicef.org /people/people_george_weah.html (490 words)

	George Weah - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		George Manneh Oppong Ousman Weah (born October 1, 1966 in Monrovia) is a Liberian politician and former football forward.
		Weah was born and raised in the Clara Town slum of Monrovia.
		Weah is President of the Junior Professionals, a football team he founded in Monrovia in 1994.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/George_Weah (963 words)

	George Oppong Weah
		George Weah was born and raised in Liberia, first playing in the Young Survival and then starring for Invincible Eleven.
		As a boy George Weah was a City supporter, when he followed the blues on TV in his home country Liberia.
		Weah went straight from City to Marseille where he agreed terms within 48 hours, much to the disappointment to the fans and management at the club he decided to leave in such a hurry.
	www.uit.no /mancity/players/old/weah.html (352 words)

	rediff.com sports: George Weah calls time on Liberia
		George Weah, the only African to be named World and European Footballer of the Year, bowed out of international soccer on Monday after Liberia were eliminated from the African Nations Cup.
		Weah, 35, had said he would quit the national team to spend more time with his family after the tournament in Mali and stuck by his decision when Liberia were beaten 1-0 by the Super Eagles of Nigeria and finished third in their group.
		Weah's parting plea to the authorities was to consign his number 14 shirt to a museum cupboard.
	www.rediff.com /sports/2002/jan/29weah.htm (618 words)

	BBC NEWS \| World \| Africa \| Profile: George Weah
		George Weah, 39, is widely acclaimed as Africa's greatest ever footballer after being crowned World Player of the year in 1995 but he seems to have failed in his bid to become Liberia's head of state.
		Mr Weah's critics say they see around him many of the faces who used to surround military leader Samuel Doe, whose disastrous rule in the 1980s led to the outbreak of war.
		Mr Weah is from the Kru ethnic group, with his origins in south-eastern Grand Kru County, one of Liberia's most under-developed areas.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/world/africa/4403120.stm (818 words)

	UNICEF Special Representative George Weah
		Weah's spectacular style of soccer playing led him to win the Golden Ball award (awarded to the best European player) and the Italian National Championship in 1995 when he played in Italy for the prestigious club AC Milan.
		Weah's first national championship was in 1987 when he played with the Tonnere Yaounde team in Cameroon.
		Weah is President of The Junior Professionals, a football team he founded in Monrovia in 1994, whose aim is to give young people the opportunity to practise sports.
	www.unicef.org /football/players/weah.html (856 words)

	Chippla's Weblog - Thoughts on Issues: The New Liberian Tyrant: George Weah (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		George Weah is a stumbling block to peace in Liberia and it needs to be made very clear that Liberia needs foreign intervention to stop the Weah menace from leading to the destruction of lives and property.
		George Weah has become a threat, a tyrant and a perfect example of what it is that wrong with Africa today.
		George Weah was meant to represent a new school of thought in West Africa, one driven by youthful and successful people.
	chippla.blogspot.com /2005/12/new-liberian-tyrant-george-weah.html (1619 words)

	Weah’s Achilles Heel (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Weah ran his campaign on the platform of, “I am honest”, but many of his new comrades-in-charge could not say the same.
		Weah is quoted as saying he did not have to spend money on campaigining because he was already popular.
		Weah’s could have buttressed this via his Clar TV and Kings FM, but these only circulate within city confines, and given their programs, they could not have done better.
	www.thepalavahut.org /weahs_achilles_heel.htm (1254 words)

	Debunking The George Weah Myth
		Because George Weah was never scrutinized or accountable to anyone on the national team, he exploited and monopolized the team, ostracized players at whim, inflated ticket prices, and basically controlled media fee distribution.
		George Weah presses on to become president because his selfish goal of attaining the presidency takes precedence over the needs – reconciliation, stability, peace, and security – of Liberia.
		George Weah should be held to similar leadership standards developing and developed countries require of their leaders.
	www.theperspective.org /articles/1008200502.html (1029 words)

	…My heart’s in Accra » Is George Weah a good sport at politics?
		George Weah was known as being a good sport when he played on the football pitch.
		Unfortunately, Weah seems to be contending that the election was “stolen”, and the members of parliament affiliated with his party are threatening a boycott of parliament if the election is not held again.
		George Weah needs to be afforded the legal processes due after filing his complaint of vote fraud.
	www.ethanzuckerman.com /blog/?p=257 (912 words)

	A Glimpse of the World: Soccer: King George (Weah) is taking aim at a presidency (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		George Weah, who left behind life in a shack on a former Liberian mangrove swamp to score goals and make his fortune on three continents, is back in Liberia to put himself forth as the leader who will raise his homeland out of bloodshed and poverty.
		It was done in the same breathtaking way that Weah had that year collected the ball near his own penalty area and outpaced, outwitted seven men of Verona until, with handsome, elegant, brutal finality he shot past the goalkeeper.
		To the young electorate in Liberia, the stature of Weah, a 38-year-old whom they call King George, might well be reason to trust him rather than the ex-soldiers and career politicians seeking their vote.
	www.howardwfrench.com /archives/2005/08/30/soccer_king_george_weah_is_taking_aim_at_a_presidency (1220 words)

	The Hindu : International : George Weah faces run-off
		Weah received 257,027, putting him at the front of a field of 22 candidates, while his closest rival, the Harvard-educated former finance minister, Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, got 175,520.
		Weah (39) is a former AC Milan and Chelsea striker who has made a selling point of his lack of experience and qualifications.
		Weah's supporters chant the slogan: ``He know book, he don't no book — I'll vote for him,'' meaning that his lack of education is no bar to high office.
	www.hindu.com /2005/10/19/stories/2005101906461600.htm (427 words)

	George Weah (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		It is evidently clear that George Weah was a success story on the field but it must be stated that it is quite a different ball game when it comes on the administrative field.
		So with George Weah’s desire to become the president of the Liberia Football Association, it stands to reason that among some questions that should be asked are: What are the qualifications that he has achieved as a “manager” that Mr.
		Weah lacked the ability to be, meaning that he was prone, in his playing days, to center around him only players and friends who will only answer: Yes Sir, to any decision that he made.
	www.sinoetimes.com /george_weah1.htm (1163 words)

	THE DOWNFALL OF A BOY WHO COULD HAVE BEEN CALLED A MAN -The George Weah Tragedy Liberian Online - Liberia Portal
		Weah’s destructive ramblings and obdurate contest of the internationally declared ‘free and fair’ Presidential elections do not only prove that Liberians made the best choice in electing Ellen and Joe, but also indicative of the kind of leadership Liberia would have enjoyed (or should I say suffered) had Mr.
		Weah lacks both the capacity and dynamics of leading a country and responding to the complexities of politics, economics, and other social and human issues.
		Weah’s youth and potential, had he been any wise, he would have used the next six years to develop himself, participate somehow in the socio-political and economic development of the country, and gain some experience; surely he would have been a formidable candidate in subsequent elections.
	www.liberianonline.com /liberia-news786.html (658 words)

	George Weah's New Game - New York Times
		Weah is a powerfully built man of 38, commandingly handsome, with sharp cheekbones, intent eyes and brown skin so luminous that he sometimes seems lighted from within.
		On a sunny afternoon in April 1980, George Weah, then 13, stood on a beach and watched as 13 men were stripped to their underwear, tied to telephone poles and machine-gunned by a firing squad.
		Weah's wealth, and his generosity with it, is an asset to his campaign, most obviously because voters figure he won't rob the country blind.
	www.nytimes.com /2005/08/21/magazine/21WEAH.html?ei=5090&en=71b0f51182a4874d&ex=1282276800&partner=rssuserland&emc=rss&pagewanted=all (4811 words)

	Published by Liberia Analyst Corporation
		I must emphatically state that George Weah is the wrong person for the presidency at the wrong time in the wrong place.
		Even if George Weah is far above corruption though this is yet to be proven, this is not sufficient to make him the chief executive of a nation ravaged by war and plundered by war gangs.
		George Weah is the wrong person for the wrong job at the wrong time for the wrong country because he flip-flops.
	www.analystliberia.com /guestarticle_georgeweah_liberia_and_presidency.htm (3109 words)

	The Epoch Times \| Liberia: King George for President
		George Weah dropped out of high school to pursue his soccer career and has no political experience beyond his work as a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador.
		George Manneh Weah was born in one of the poorest areas of Monrovia (Liberia’s capital) in 1966.
		Even though many admire Weah and respect his contribution to Liberia, most of the posts in the open forum on www.liberia-connection.com support Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf and criticize the mentality of electing someone based solely on their popularity, the same mentality (they argue) that lead to many of Liberia’s failed leaders.
	www.theepochtimes.com /news/5-10-20/33523.html (1128 words)

	George Weah - Liberia
		One example is how Weah has used his name and fame to take guns out of the hands of children to try and help save a generation devastated by war.
		In 1995, Weah was not only named the best player in Africa, he was honored as Europe's top performer for his scoring exploits with AC Milan and the world player of the year.
		Weah, who also had a home in New York before moving to Miami, will be presented with the Arthur Ashe Courage Award by ESPN next week in Los Angeles -- an honor previously bestowed upon Pat Tillman, Muhammad Ali, Jim Valvano and Billie Jean King, among others.
	www.tlcafrica.com /weah.htm (1061 words)

	New Vision Online : Can George Weah run Liberia successfully?
		George Weah, obviously, though it must be added that even his chances of succeeding are not very good.
		George Weah was born in a Monrovia slum and is one of 13 children who were abandoned by their parents and raised by their grandparents in a hut on reclaimed swampland.
		George Weah is undoubtedly less well-equipped than Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf to run an efficient administration and rebuild the economy, but the brutal fact is that it will be years before Liberia can provide either jobs or education for all those angry young men who fought in Liberia’s wars, no matter who is president.
	www.newvision.co.ug /D/8/20/464567 (927 words)

	George Weah Visits VOA - 2004-03-24 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Weah has also built a radio and television station in Liberia as part of his contribution to the reconstruction and reconciliation process in his homeland.
		Weah said one of the main objectives of his visit was to check on the possibility of airing VOA programs on his new communication network.
		Weah is planning to broadcast VOA programs at his new radio and television station in Liberia's capital, Monrovia.
	www.voanews.com /english/archive/2004-03/a-2004-03-24-50-George.cfm (1055 words)

	FIFA Magazine - February 1996 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		George Weah is the man of the moment: the super striker from Liberia has walked off with all the awards.
		George Weah was born in Monrovia, Liberia on 1 October 1966, and is a dual French/Liberian citizen.
		Weah's uninhibited generosity is just one of the characteristics which have made him popular as well as successful.
	www.fifa.com /fifa/pub/magazine/fm2-96.2.html (927 words)

	Press Releases: Sierra Leone, George Weah, UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador, visits Sierra Leone (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		George Weah, grew up in Liberia’s capital, Monrovia, where he first learnt to play soccer with home-made rag balls.
		Weah and Gullit will tour UNICEF HIV/AIDS programmes within the Western Area and be involved in series of soccer activities from 13th - 15th April.
		Weah is Profounder and President of the Junior Professionals, a team he founded in Monrovia in 1994.
	reliefweb.int /w/rwb.nsf/0/0a50be47cbe0e84785256e740062cf06?OpenDocu... (620 words)

	The Critics of George Weah (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The problem is that Weah has not said he understands everything; he has not argued with anyone about his desire to solve all of Liberia’s problems.
		Weah has articulated a basic message: that for too long, the government has been hijacked by wicked and crooked men who have used Liberia as their playground.
		Weah’s simple message—and the people understand—is that he wants to deliver the country and government back to the people.
	www.copla.org /wrehwilson.htm (437 words)

	YouTube - George Weah
		George Weah was not only one of the best footballers of the century, he is also an amazing humanitarian as well.
		George Weah, a legend of both AC Milan and Chelsea
		George Weah/Junior Professionals F.C of Liberia-Clay 2 Nine
	www.youtube.com /watch?v=Jo8PS4XSCyk (275 words)

	Debunking the George Weah myth
		Because George Weah was never scrutinized, he was not accountable to anyone on the national team.
		George Weah presses on to become president because his selfish goal of attaining the presidency takes precedence over reconciliation, stability, peace, and security of Liberia.
		Weah’s penchant to bribe or buy votes because of his enormous wealth will be exposed because Liberians know better, and the international community is watching.
	www.theliberiandialogue.org /articles/c100805tws.htm (988 words)

	African American Registry: George Weah, Liberia's Pride!
		George Weah* was born on this date in 1966.
		George Manneh Weah is from the slump town of Gibraltar Liberia; a part of Monrovia.
		George Weah is running for president in his native West African country, Liberia.
	www.aaregistry.com /african_american_history/2683/George_Weah_Liberias_Pride (327 words)

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