George Weah makes a confession about Tottenham Hotspur and Harry Kane at the Ballon d’Or ceremony – and Spurs fans will love it.
The annual Ballon d’Or ceremony was held in Paris on Monday night, with the event causing a bit of controversy.
Manchester City and Spain star Rodri was awarded the prize, and this did not sit well with those associated with Real Madrid, who snubbed the ceremony in protest as they felt that Vinicius Jr deserved the award (The Athletic).
Interestingly, there was also one movement involving Spurs when one of the biggest names in the game addressed Harry Kane.
George Weah makes Tottenham’s admission
There were plenty of recognizable faces at the awards, including a number of former footballers. One of those was Weah, who is considered to be one of the greatest players to ever play the game and among the biggest icons in African football.
Weah, who remains the only African to win the Ballon d’Or to this day, admitted during the ceremony that he grew up as a Spurs fan and is thus a big fan of Kane.
When asked if any particular player has impressed him, the 58-year-old pointed at Kane and said (via The Daily Mail): “Yeah, that’s one of my players that I love. I’m a fan of Mr Kane. When you were playing for my team, I’m a fan.
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“I’m a very good fan because I believe that he’s a very strong and very clever striker. I support the team… Tottenham, since I was a kid. I love him.”
Bittersweet night for Harry Kane
Despite having 56 goal contributions for Bayern Munich last season (44 goals and 12 assists), Kane had to settle for 10th place in the Ballon d’Or rankings.