Liberian president’s son Weah scores first US goal at 2022 World Cup
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Footballers of the US and Wales teams played a draw in the first group stage match of the World Cup in Qatar. The meeting ended with the score 1:1. Timothy Weah (36), son of Liberian President and 1995 Ballon d’Or winner George Weah, scored the first goal for the US national team. The Wales team equalized in the 82nd minute of the match – Gareth Bale converted a penalty.
Timothy Weah, 22, is a US citizen by birth. His father George is a former professional footballer who played for Monaco, Paris Saint-Germain, Milan, Chelsea and
“Manchester city”. He is the champion of Italy and France, the owner of the Golden Ball (1995, the only representative of the African continent to receive this award). After his football career, Mr. Weah turned to politics. From 2015–2018, he was a Liberian Senator and was elected President in 2018.
About the match – in the material “Kommersant” “Gareth Bale has settled with America”.
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