Sportskeeda's Top 10 iconic football moments of 2017

#4 George Weah wins Liberia. Literally.

How many Presidents have one of those in their offices, eh?

In his prime, especially in 1995 - the year he swept every award available to him - George Weah was everything that is stereotypically peddled around about African footballers as he combined blistering pace and staggering strength with unapologetic directness and a clinical finishing ability that would have put Gerd Muller to shame and terrorised defences across Italy and continental Europe.

But that's where the stereotypes end... for the rest of it is just racist slurs - Weah had an empathy and an intelligence rarely seen across the length and breadth of football, supporting Liberia's struggling football federation all by himself, knowing the importance of the sport to his people... and his foray into politics was motivated with similar empathy, to help Liberia and Liberians... and it's something his people have quite obviously responded to.

Now, as of December 27th, 2017 the world actually has a President who has won the Ballon d'Or and the FIFA World Player of the Year Award.

How f***ing cool is that?