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In November 1996, Southampton manager (at the time) Graeme Souness received a call from a person claiming to be George Weah, the first ever non-European player to win the prestigious Ballon d’Or.
‘Weah’ apparently told Souness that he had a distant cousin from Senegal who needed a team after having been disposed of by French juggernauts Paris St Germain.
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