OTD E0023 - 23 Nov 1996: George Weah’s Cousin - Ali Dia & the Premier League’s Greatest Hoax

from OTD: Your Daily Dose of Soccer History · host 17 Laws Guy

Nov 23, 1996: Ali Dia, supposedly George Weah’s cousin and a Senegalese international, comes off the bench for Southampton v Leeds at The Dell… and is subbed off 53 minutes later. We trace how a phone call convinced Graeme Souness to hand him a deal, what actually happened that day, where Dia went next, and how his story fits into a wider history of football hoaxes and fake “wonderkids.”Tips/corrections: [email protected]

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