Pakistan, Jan. 11 -- Football legends Ricardo Kaka of Brazil and Luis Figo of Portugal arrived here on Thursday to officially kick off World Soccer Stars 2019 in the country. The World Soccer Stars 2019 will see two Kaka and Figo-led sides play matches in Karachi and Lahore from April 26 and 29.

The duo vowed to help develop the "great promise" of football in Pakistan, a country obsessed with cricket and twice banned from international soccer. Speaking at a ceremony at Karachi's Pearl Continental Hotel, Figo - who came on stage holding a bat - said: "I feel a warm welcome from everybody; there is great passion for football in Pakistan. We'll come with 10 legends in April to play a match," he said, inviting Pakistan football coach Jose An...