English football legend Michael Owen laid the foundation of a football stadium on Wednesday at a university in Karachi.
Owen is on a three-day visit to Pakistan to promote football in the cricket-crazy country. A large crowd of students, teachers, and football fans attended the ceremony at the NED University of Engineering and Technology.
The ground, according to a statement from the university, will be built in accordance with the infrastructure standards of the European Football Association.
Addressing the ceremony, Owen, who played for Liverpool, Real Madrid, and Manchester United during his illustrious career, said he was amazed by Pakistanis’ passion for the sport.
Pakistan, he said, is a wonderful country for football, expressing pleasure at being a part of the “historic” transformation of the sport in the country.
The 2001 Best Player of Year will attend the inaugural ceremony of the seventh edition of the Pakistan Super League at the National Stadium Karachi on Thursday.
He will also visit the Lyari Town area in Karachi, commonly known as “mini Brazil” for the passion of its residents for football.
Reported by Express Tribune
