5 great players who have been forgotten

Modified Dec 24, 2016 07:21 GMT

TURIN, ITALY - DECEMBER 13: Juventus FC vice president Pavel Nedved salutes the fans prior to the Serie A match betweeen Juventus FC and ACF Fiorentina at Juventus Arena on December 13, 2015 in Turin, Italy. (Photo by Valerio Pennicino/Getty Images) — Nedved is now the vice-president of Juventus

#2 George Weah

23 Oct 1999: George Weah of AC Milan consoles Ronaldo of Inter Milan after his sending off during the Serie A match at the San Siro in Milan, Italy. \ Mandatory Credit: Claudio Villa /Allsport — Weah is the only African to have ever won the Ballon D’Or

Liberia’s greatest ever player, Weah was so well respected at Monaco that Thierry Henry and the other youngsters at the club called him ‘Mr. George’. A perfect blend of pace, power and intelligence, Weah’s tendency to drop deep and run at defenders arguably provided the blue-print for modern day forwards.

Weah was brought to Europe by Arsene Wenger at Monaco and won league titles with both PSG and Milan. In 1995, he became the first and so far, the only African player to ever win the Ballon d’Or. However, one of his only regrets might be that he was unable to drag Liberia into participation in the World Cup.

After retirement, following brief stints at Chelsea, Manchester City and Marseille, Weah returned back to West Africa, undertaking humanitarian work and unsuccessfully running for the Presidency of Liberia in 2005. In 2014 though, he managed to get himself elected into the country’s senate.

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