From Pele to Beckham - four superstars who dipped their toe in football's backwaters

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Pele and Franz Beckenbauer raised interest in soccer in the United States by joining NY Cosmos. AFP
Pele and Franz Beckenbauer raised interest in soccer in the United States by joining NY Cosmos. AFP
Argentine football superstar Lionel Messi's move to spend the final years of his stellar career in Saudi Arabia, according to a source close to the negotiations, will come as a crushing blow to Barcelona fans who dreamed of a return to the club that nurtured him.