Former player for FC Barcelona Brazilian Ronaldinho (C) arrives for friendly match with Pakistani football players on July 9, 2017 in Lahore. Eight of football's biggest stars, including Brazilian hero Ronaldinho, will play two exhibition matches in Pakistan this weekend in hopes of attracting more players from the cricket-mad country. Pic/AFP

World famous footballers Ronaldinho and Ryan Giggs returned from Pakistan on Sunday night, expressing surprise at the "passion" for the game in a cricket-crazy country.