Brazilian legend Ronaldinho, who is scheduled to visit Pakistan this summer, has expressed desire to meet kids from Lyari. The town of Karachi has a history of producing quality footballers, and remains the countrys ultimate football hub.
The two times FIFA World Player of the Year, took to his twitter account to show his affection for the kids who seemed thrilled to meet their idol.
Love you Lyari kids and look to forward to seeing you all this summer @worldgroup1912 #WGhttps://t.co/yT7IH6gFsz
Ronaldinho Gacho (@10Ronaldinho) March 20, 2017
Earlier, former Barcelona star striker also responded to the tweet of the former Pakistan ODI and T20I captain Shahid Afridi, who expressed his delight on the decision of the Brazilian to visit the country.
"It is good to see more international sportsman visiting my beloved country," said Afridi in a post on Twitter.
Ronaldinho too expressed gratitude over the statement by one of the biggest cricket stars in the world. The World Cup winning star posted a message in Portuguese saying I am happy by the words Pakistans cricket hero Boom Boom Shahid Afridi. I look forward to my visit to Pakistan in July.
It is pertinent to mention here that, Ronaldinho will play in one of the league matches which will be held in Karachi. The organisers of the Leisure League have invited the Brazilian football great to play an exhibition match.
Ronaldinho is expected to join former Dutch midfielder George Boateng and ex-England goalkeeper David James in the exhibition match.
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