USA/LIBERIA: THE WORLD'S MOST FAMOUS LIBERIAN, SOCCER SUPERSTAR GEORGE WEAH, IS CALLING ON AMERICAN TROOPS TO SAVE HIS WAR TORN COUNTRY

Record ID: 645964

  • Title: USA/LIBERIA: THE WORLD'S MOST FAMOUS LIBERIAN, SOCCER SUPERSTAR GEORGE WEAH, IS CALLING ON AMERICAN TROOPS TO SAVE HIS WAR TORN COUNTRY
  • Date: 29th July 2003
  • Summary: ROSEDALE, NEW YORK, UNITED STATES (JULY 30, 2003) (REUTERS) (SOUNDBITE) (English) WEAH SAYING: "For me I love an important role to play, because I am one of the persons in Liberia that tries to make this society a better one, you know, what I know to do and what I want to do. I can't stay outside, I am a businessman, I could do anything for Liberia, I could take business to Liberia, you know, and then I was a national team coach and I work with the F.A you know, there is a lot of things we can do, we can reconstruct Liberian society." VARIOUS WEAH KICKING FOOTBALL AROUND IN HIS GARDEN
  • Embargoed: 13th August 2003 13:00
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  • Location: ROSEDALE, NEW YORK, UNITED STATES / MONROVIA, LIBERIA / UNITED NATIONS
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  • Country: Liberia Usa
  • Topics: Conflict,General,Politics,Sports
  • Reuters ID: LVABEF8MNBJLYE3FLFLK6P85QK0Z
  • Story Text: The world's most famous Liberian, soccer superstar George Weah, is calling on American troops to save his war torn country.
    George Weah, or "King George" as fellow Liberians like to call the international soccer superstar, watches the bloody civil war rage in homeland from afar. He's now living in the United States and says his heart aches to see Liberia once again in ruins.
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