“Karachi, I look forward to seeing you all and I am really excited to meet all my fans in Pakistan,” Puyol was quoted as saying in a press release issued by the organisers on Tuesday. “World Soccer Stars presents a great opportunity to celebrate the arrival of football and from what I know football is the next emerging sport in Pakistan.”
Fans would get to interact with Puyol at Dolmen Mall in Karachi on Sunday (today), where he is expected to launch a special edition of VR headsets bearing his signatures. The former defender is also likely to attend the final match of the fourth Pakistan Super League tournament that will be played at the National Stadium Karachi today. However, the organisers did not disclose his trip details in the press statement that announced his visit. Puyol is a 40-year-old retired professional footballer who spent his entire career with his boyhood club, FC Barcelona. He is regarded as one of the best defenders of his generation. He was referred to as the “wall” by his teammates due to his strength, commanding air presence, commitment and ruggedness. The versatile defender could play on either flank but stamped his mark globally as a centre-back.
Published in Daily Times, March 17th 2019.
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