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15 Jan 2000: George Weah, Gianfranco Zola and Dennis Wise of Chelsea celebrate against Leicester City during the FA Carling Premiership match at Stamford Bridge in London. The game ended 1-1. \ Mandatory Credit: David Cannon /Allsport

15 Jan 2000:  George Weah, Gianfranco Zola and Dennis Wise of Chelsea celebrate against Leicester City during the FA Carling Premiership match at Stamford Bridge in London. The game ended 1-1. \ Mandatory Credit: David Cannon /Allsport

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5 May 2001: George Weah of Liberia takes the ball past Garba Lawal of Nigeria during the World Cup 2002 Group B Second Round Qualifying match played at Port Harcourt, in Nigeria. Nigeria won the match 2-0. \ Mandatory Credit: Ben Radford /Allsport

5 May 2001:  George Weah of Liberia takes the ball past Garba Lawal of Nigeria during the World Cup 2002 Group B Second Round Qualifying match played at Port Harcourt, in Nigeria. Nigeria won the match 2-0. \ Mandatory Credit: Ben Radford /Allsport

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French football player George Weah (C) shoots out a penalty during the UEFA Champions league match against FC Bayern Munich, at the stadium Parc des Princes, Paris. (Photo credit should read JEAN-LOUP GAUTREAU/AFP via Getty Images)

French football player George Weah (C) shoots out a penalty during the UEFA Champions league match against FC Bayern Munich, at the stadium Parc des Princes, Paris.        (Photo credit should read JEAN-LOUP GAUTREAU/AFP via Getty Images)

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DURBAN, SOUTH AFRICA - NOVEMBER 25: Liberia soccer legend George Weah speaks during the 2010 FIFA World Cup Preliminary Draw at the ICC convention centre on November 25, 2007 in Durban, South Africa. (Photo by Shaun Botterill/Getty Images)

DURBAN, SOUTH AFRICA - NOVEMBER 25: Liberia soccer legend George Weah speaks during the 2010 FIFA World Cup Preliminary Draw at the ICC convention centre on November 25, 2007 in Durban, South Africa.  (Photo by Shaun Botterill/Getty Images)