FIFA are looking to get football into a star-studded spectacle after their recently announced that two former great players will now be joining their global representation program. FIFA President Sepp Blatter has been looking to spread the game to the remote corners of the world through the introduction of many high profile players from the past as part of the global representation program. Now, FIFA have recently announced that ex-Romanian playmaker Gheorghe Hagi and former Ghana skipper Abedi Pele will be joining the program in order to assist FIFA in their efforts to increase the popularity of the game in the remote corner of the world.

Gheorghe Hagi is widely regarded to be the greatest ever Romanian player to have graced the game. Hence, it is not surprising that his inclusion has already drawn a lot of interest. Sepp Blatter was extremely sceptical about introducing Ghana football legend Pele into the squad as well, but pressure from various quarters has now forced the FIFA President to rethink. As a result, Abedi Pele has also been included in the 22 man squad, which will now represent FIFA in major global matters. The three-time African Footballer of the Year was initially left out of the squad.

The new members of the team were together for the third meeting that was held for the task force in Zürich recently, but one of the major absentees was Abedi Pele. The celebrated African player said that he was unable to make it to the meeting due to other commitments. It has hardly added to the credibility of the panel, but FIFA expect things to improve in the next few weeks. Gheorghe Hagi is thought to have been present at the meeting held at Zürich for the team members where a number of important topics were discussed.