{"id":1955,"date":"2026-06-18T14:05:37","date_gmt":"2026-06-18T14:05:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jacksonvillemovingnews.com\/?p=1955"},"modified":"2026-06-18T14:05:37","modified_gmt":"2026-06-18T14:05:37","slug":"why-usmnt-star-timothy-weah-is-soccer-royalty-in-new-york","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jacksonvillemovingnews.com\/?p=1955","title":{"rendered":"Why USMNT star Timothy Weah is soccer royalty in New York"},"content":{"rendered":"
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U.S. soccer star Timothy Weah is a member of one of soccer\u2019s royal families.<\/p>\n

So much so that his father George Weah, an icon in the sport who went on to become president of Liberia, is referred to as \u201cKing George.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\u201cGrowing up, you have the pictures all over the house and his jersey, so you kind of have an idea of what his career was like,\u201d Timothy said on NBC and Telemundo\u2019s \u201cMy New Favorite Futbolista.\u201d \u201cWe went to the World Cup in South Africa and just seeing his interaction with people and fans, you kind of pick up on, \u2018Ok, he was pretty much a big deal.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n

It\u2019s in those moments throughout his life that Timothy says he has \u201cexperienced my dad\u2019s stardom.\u201d<\/p>\n

Now he\u2019s experiencing his own stardom, as soccer\u2019s king of Queens.<\/p>\n