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World Soccer Stars Tour 2019: 8 Pakistani footballers to play alongside international football megastars

UEFA Champions League winners Kaka, Luis Figo, Carles Puyol and Nicolas Anelka will land in Pakistan on 9th November for the World Soccer Stars Exhibition Tour 2019.

And its confirmed! The much-awaited World Soccer Stars Tour is all set to kick start on 9th November and continue for two consecutive days in two different cities of the country: Karachi and Lahore. 

The football legends: Kaka, Luis Figo, Carles Puyol and Nicolas Anelka will arrive in Karachi on November 9 where they will play an exhibition match at Rahat Football Stadium and will proceed to play another game in Lahore at National Hockey Stadium, the next day. 

For the very first time in Pakistan’s soccer history, Pakistani footballers will get a chance to showcase their talents by going head to head with UEFA Champions League winners.This was possible by the efforts of World Soccer Stars (WSS) that ran a national talent hunt program where several local skilled football players from Quetta, Chitral, Gilgit, Faisalabad, Murree, Lahore and Islamabad, featured in two months long trials all over Pakistan with a coordinated effort of Total Football.

Among the many talented footballers who participated in the trails, total eight (8) footballers have been selected who will now play alongside the former international stars for two exhibition matches including: Former Brazilian midfield maestro, Kaka, Portugal's great Luis Figo, former world cup winner Carles Puyol and former France striker, Nicolas Anelka. 

The 8 Pakistani footballers are: Kamran Ali Khan, Abdullah Shah, Yousaf Ahmad, Moezz Sajjad, Fardeen Ebady, Murtaza Haseeb, Hassaan Khan and Muhammad Rizwan. 

World Soccer Stars is a platform bringing international football stars to Pakistan for promoting football, music and ultimately, a soft image of Pakistan. With its proven track record in producing showcase football matches, TouchSky Group (TSG) has unveiled World Soccer Stars 2019 in Pakistan.

World Soccer Stars follows on from July 2017 when TSG facilitated the showcase football spectacle featuring Ronaldinho, the Brazilian superstar, who went head-to-head with Manchester United legend Ryan Giggs. It was a first-of-its-kind soccer event hosted on Pakistani soil, which gave football-loving fans a glimpse of their heroes. 

So, football fans get ready to roar, music fanatics brace yourselves for a pulsating concert set to rock Pakistan! Tickets are available NOW at selected McDonald’s restaurants in Lahore and Karachi.

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