George Manneh Oppong Ousman Weah was born in 1966 in Liberia. As a child he had big dreams of being a telephone operator in his hometown of Monrovia. It was a blessing for the world that particular dream did not come true. Instead, George Weah became the best soccer player in the world and one of the most inspirational human beings as well.

Nicknamed the "Lion King" and "King George" by people of Liberia, George Weah has managed to collect almost every athletic accolade that can be awarded to an international soccer player. In 1995 be became the only player in history to have ever been named the European, African and FIFA Player of the Year in the same year. He has won numerous soccer awards in his home continent but none as great as being named the African Player of the Century in 1998. This award allows him to share company with other soccer greats such as Pele who earned this honor for South America and Franz Beckenbauer, Europe's Player of the Century. He was also inducted into the FIFA Hall of Fame in 1999. He has constantly been an offensive threat on every team he has played and has brought league championships to Monaco, Paris St.-Germain, AC Milan and Chelsea.