Legendary football players to feature in Karachi exhibition tie.

KARACHI -- Football legends Luis Figo, Kaka, Carles Puyol and Nicolas Anelka won't only be entertaining fans in Lahore but they will also be playing an exhibition match in Karachi during their two-day tour of the country this month, the organisers announced on Saturday.

Last week, the organisers of the World Soccer Stars event had announced that the tour, which was earlier scheduled to be held in April, was finally going on with the star quartet set to play an exhibition match in Lahore on Nov 10. Now, they've added another match to the itinerary with the football greats set to grace Karachi's Rahat Stadium for a game against local side FC Karachi on Nov 9.

'The exhibition match is an effort to incorporate young talent in the World Soccer Stars tour and give them an opportunity of a lifetime playing against global football legends,' the organisers said in a news release, with the match in Lahore being the legends come up against local players...