George Weah 'Coast To Coast' AC Milan 4-1 Verona. 1996 The Run: In the 87th minute, with Verona pushing for an equalizer, Weah collected a cleared Verona corner kick inside his own penalty box. The Distance: He carried the ball approximately 90 meters. The Time: The run took approximately 14 seconds. The Opposition: He outpaced two Verona midfielders immediately, then split two defenders (branding them with a mix of pace and raw power) near the halfway line. Inside the box, he kept his cool to slot the ball past goalkeeper Attilio Gregori. The Stat: It is widely cited as one of the few true "box-to-box" goals in top-flight history where a player dribbled the entire length of the pitch without passing. The Drama The Reigning King: George Weah entered this season as the reigning Ballon d'Or winner (1995), the first non-European to win the award. This goal was seen as the ultimate validation of his title as the world's best player at that moment. The "False Dawn": This was the openin...