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Boateng, Ronaldinho and James to play in exhibition match in Pakistan
Two times FIFA Footballer of the year and former FIFA World Cup gold medalist, Ronaldinho and former Middlesborough international of Ghanaian decent, George Boateng alongside ex-English international, David James who are all not active will contribute in making the exhibition game a success.
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Ronaldinho, David James and George Boateng will be playing in an exhibition game in Pakistan scheduled for July, 2017.
Ishaq Shah, chief operating officer of Leisure Leagues Pakistan, said the stars would play exhibition games alongside selected local players in Karachi, Lahore and Islamabad.
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"There is no doubt the staging of the PSL has provided a comfort zone and the visit of these foreign stars will rebrand Pakistan as hub of sports," said Shah, who did not name the other four players.
Pakistan sporting greats including cricket's Javed Miandad backed the plans, with Miandad saying he was honoured to be an ambassador for the league.
"Football is the most popular sport in the world and in my playing days I used to follow Newcastle United so once this game is popular in Pakistan people will forget cricket," said Miandad.
George Boateng, 41 is currently the technical director of Kelantan FA in Malaysia Super League.
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