Ballon d'Or winners 1990-2000: Where are they now?

George Weah (1995)

Then

Arguably the greatest African footballer of all time and the only Ballon d’Or winner from the continent, Geroge Weah played a crucial role in PSG’s successes in the mid-1990s. In his prime, Weah was considered to be one of the greatest strikers to ever play the game.

The Liberian was blessed with good speed, physique, and technique and his goals and skills enthralled PSG fans day in and day out. Bought from Monaco in 1992, Weah had three extremely successful seasons at PSG, where he won the Ligue 1 title, Coupe de France and Coupe de La Ligue.

For his achievements and skills, the Liberian was nicknamed “King George”. King George went on to win the FIFA Ballon d’Or in 1995 before making a move to AC Milan where he cemented his place as one of the greatest players of this generation. Weah finally retired from football in 2003 at Al Jazira.

Now

Weah has been extremely busy after calling time on his playing career and is a well-renowned humanitarian and politician in his home country of Liberia. The legendary African footballer even ran for Presidency in Liberia after the second Civil war, but he narrowly lost out to his rival in Ellen Johnson Sirleaf.

Personally, George Weah converted from Christianity to Islam before converting back to Christianity again and he hopes for peace between Christians and Muslims calling them both “one people”.

In 2014 he ran for election to the Senate as a Congress for Democratic Change candidate in Montserrado County. He was overwhelmingly elected to the Liberian Senate on December 20, 2014. Weah defeated Robert Sirleaf, the son of President Sirleaf, becoming the first Liberian international athlete elected to represent a county in the Legislature.

The 1995 Ballon d’Or winner has impacted several lives since his retirement from football.