Timothy Weah says he hasn’t learned Italian despite his father’s past at Milan and confirms the Rossoneri legend was in the stands to watch him score his first World Cup goal.
The Lille striker broke the deadlock in USMNT’s World Cup opener against Wales, but his goal in the first half was not enough to take the three points home as Gareth Bale levelled the score with a penalty kick in the second half.
Milan legend Weah, the 1995 Ballon d’Or Winner, was in the stands to watch his son make his debut in the competition where he never got to play as a footballer.
“He was here with my mum and my uncle, it was great to see my parents up there and to score was a blessing. To score in a World Cup, it’s something I’ve been dreaming of for my whole life,” Weah Jr. told Rai Sport in Italy.
“Now it’s time to focus on the next game, get back in training and work on stuff with the boys to do better.”
Has he learned Italian thanks to his father?
“I don’t, even he spent a lot of years there…”
Timothy Weah revealed in an interview with Gazzetta Dello Sport in February that he had a chance to play for Milan’s youth squad in the past but eventually didn’t join the Rossoneri.
He added that he’d like to play in Serie A one day, although his favourite team is Arsenal.
George Weah scored 58 goals in 147 appearances with Milan, winning two Serie A titles.