Jorge Paulo Costa Almeida, known as Costa, is a Portuguese retired footballer who played as a central defender, and is the manager of Indian club Mumbai City FC.
Elections in Liberia occur solely at the national level. The head of state, the President of Liberia, is elected to a six-year term in a two-round system, in which a run-off between the two candidates with the highest number of votes is held should no single candidate earn a majority of the vote in the first round. The Legislature has two elected chambers.
The 2005 Liberian general election was held on 11 October 2005, with a runoff election for the presidency held on 8 November of that year. The presidency, as well as all seats in the House of Representatives and Senate were up for election. The election marked the end of the political transition following Liberia's second civil war and had been stipulated in the Accra Comprehensive Peace Agreement of 2003. Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, former World Bank employee and Liberian finance minister, won the presidential contest and became the first democratically elected female African head of state in January 2006.
Claude Marie François Le Roy is a French football manager and former player, who gained prominence at international level as coach to the Senegal and Ghana national teams. He is currently the manager of the Togo national football team.
Stephen McClaren is an English professional football manager and former player who was most recently manager of Queens Park Rangers. McClaren served as manager of the England national team from August 2006 to November 2007. He was sacked when England failed to qualify for UEFA Euro 2008.
Union of Invincible Eleven & Majestic Sports Association Inc. also known as Invincible Eleven (I.E.) is a football club from Liberia based in Monrovia. They are one of the founding members of football in Liberia, and the country's oldest club. Their home stadium is the Antonette Tubman Stadium. Invincible Eleven is one of Liberia's most popular and historic clubs, along with Mighty Barolle. George Weah, Liberia's most famous footballer, scored 24 goals in 23 games during a spell at I.E. early in his career, in the 1986/87 season.
James 'Salinsa' Debbah is a Liberian former football striker. He is currently the manager of Liberia.
George Gebro is a Liberian footballer, who plays for Liberia Ship Corporate Registry Football Club.
Raymond Verheijen is a Dutch professional football coach.
The sport of football in the country of Liberia is run by the Liberia Football Association. The association administers the national football team, as well as the Premier League. Football is the most popular sport in the country and George Weah is the country's most prominent player.
George Weah Jr. is a Liberian-American footballer who most recently played as a midfielder for Paris Saint-Germain II. He is the son of former Ballon d'or winner and President of Liberia, George Weah. Weah Jr. began in the A.C. Milan youth team, but after being released has played for a succession of teams around Europe. He was capped for the United States men's national under-20 soccer team, but has no international caps at senior level.
The following article lists people notable for their involvement in association football and politics. Two former footballers have led their countries; Ahmed Ben Bella and Kaj Leo Johannesen. Ben Bella played briefly for Marseille during the mid-1940s before leading Algeria in the aftermath of the Algerian War, first as Prime Minister then as President. Johannesen was a goalkeeper, playing four times as a goalkeeper for the Faroe Islands national football team during the 1990s before becoming Prime Minister in 2008. Other footballers to have sought high office include George Weah, who in 2005 was an unsuccessful candidate for the Liberian presidency and was elected President of Liberia following the Election of 2017 and, Albert Guðmundsson, who finished third in the 1980 Icelandic presidential election.
The 2012–13 Football League was the 114th season of the Football League. It began in August 2012 and concluded in May 2013, with the promotion play-off finals. The Football League is contested through three Divisions: the Championship, League One and League Two. The winner and the runner up of the League Championship are automatically promoted to the Premier League and they will are joined by the winner of the Championship playoff. The bottom two teams in League Two are relegated to the Conference Premier.
Paul Clement is an English professional football manager and coach. He has been assistant manager to Carlo Ancelotti several times – at Chelsea, Paris Saint-Germain, Real Madrid, and Bayern Munich. Clement has managed Derby County, Swansea City and Reading and has previously held coaching roles at Fulham, Blackburn Rovers, and the England under-21 and Republic of Ireland under-21 teams.
Jonathan Sogbie is a retired Liberian association football striker. At club level Sogbie played for ASEC Mimosas, Lausanne Sport, Servette Geneve, Connecticut Wolves, Rhode Island Stingrays, and Chongqing Lifan. Sogbie also played for the Liberia national team between 1990 and 1998. Since his retirement from soccer, he entered politics, and was an opponent of George Weah. He is currently the public relations manager at the National Oil Company of Liberia
The 2015–16 Football League was the 117th season of The Football League. It began on 7 August 2015 and concluded on 30 May 2016, with the League Two play-off final at Wembley Stadium. The Football League was contested through three Divisions; Championship, League One and League Two. The winners of the Championship, Burnley and runner-up Middlesbrough were automatically promoted to the Premier League and on 28 May 2016 were joined by the winner of the Championship play-off, Hull City. The bottom two teams in League Two, Dagenham & Redbridge and York City, were relegated to the National League.
General elections were held in Liberia on 10 October 2017 to elect the President and House of Representatives. No candidate won a majority in the first round of the presidential vote, so the top two finishers — CDC standard-bearer Amb. George Weah and UP standard-bearer Vice President Joseph Boakai — competed in a run-off on 26 December. The second round was originally scheduled for 7 November, but was postponed after LP standard-bearer Cllr. Charles Brumskine, in third place, challenged the result in the Supreme Court. The Supreme Court dismissed the challenge, which would have forced a re-run of the first round had it been successful, and the second round was held on 26 December. Weah emerged victorious with just over 60% of the vote.
Timothy Tarpeh Weah is an American professional soccer player who plays as a forward for French club Paris Saint-Germain. He also represents the United States at international level.
