Controversy followed when Weah was banned from six European matches for breaking the nose of the Portuguese defender Jorge Costa on 20 November 1996 in the players' tunnel after Milan's draw at Porto in the Champions League.
I-Weah ivinjelwe emidlalweni eyisithupha yaseYurophu ngokuphula iphunga lomvikeli wesiPutukezi Jorge Costa ngo-20 November 1996 emgodini womdlali ngemuva kokudweba kukaMilan ePorto e-Champions League.