Tim Weah reveals greatest influence between his father and mother
Weah Jnr believes that he has become more mature after making some changes in his life that have helped him improve on the pitch.
Football legend George Weah's son, Timothy stole the limelight in his 2022 World Cup debut for the United States men's national soccer team against Wales on Monday.
The current president of Liberia is the only African to have won the Ballon d'Or back in 1995, however, he was never able to fulfil his son's dream of playing and scoring in a World Cup.
The current Lille striker was born in New York and was enrolled in American football academies until he moved to France at the age of 14 when he joined the Paris Saint-Germain academy.
"We made the decision with my mother to sign for PSG because my father had played there, because I had family there," Weah said.
"When I arrived, there was [Zlatan] Ibrahimovic, [Angel] Di Maria, Thiago Silva. Players I saw on TV. For me, they were role models."
He went on to make his debut for PSG in 2018 at the age of 18 and even scored his first goal against Caen.
However, he didn't manage to secure a spot in a team featuring stars such as Kylian Mbappe or Neymar upfront.
A season later, he went on loan to Celtic where he enjoyed more playing time. Then, Lille paid 10 million euros to PSG to acquire his services.
Curiously, his mother has been his main advisor, rather than his father, who is more involved in political affairs.
"My dad is the more laid-back I would say," he told ESPN.
"My mom is the one who is on me about performances and stuff like that.
"My dad is working obviously and stuff like that, but any tips I can get from him, he's always the first to coach me.
"'Do that better' or 'make that run'. Simple stuff like that. It's good coming from him.
"What he's done in this sport has been amazing, so I am definitely all ears when he opens his mouth, but mom is definitely more too."
Weah believes that he has become more mature after making some changes in his life that have helped him improve on the pitch.
"I am definitely more mature," Weah said.
"Before, I was just getting started with PSG, then it all started with the national team, and everything was moving very fast. There was just a whole lot, but now I'm very zen, much more mature.
"I got into meditating so my mental state is in the best place it can be."
After shining against Wales, Tim Weah is already looking forward to the game against England in his bid to show off more glimpses of his quality.
"I think they have gained the respect for us to see them as England," Weah said.
"When you look at the team, guys like Harry Kane, Raheem Sterling, Bukayo Saka - you know there's a threat there, but we just have to worry about ourselves, worry how we are going to play and execute the way we want to execute.
"There's a lot of history between the US and England that go way, way back. I think this game is there for bragging rights." Zach Wilson
