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Anthony Joshua at Expo 2020 Dubai. Getty
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Portuguese star Cristiano Ronaldo at the Al Wasl Plaza, Expo 2020 site, in Dubai. Pawan Singh / The National
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Cristiano Ronaldo takes a selfie with the crowd at the Al Wasl Plaza, Expo 2020 Dubai. Reuters
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Cristiano Ronaldo during his visit to Expo 2020 Dubai on January 28, 2022. AFP
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Lionel Messi during his visit to the Expo 2020 Dubai site on December 13, 2021. Reuters
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Lionel Messi at the famous water feature during his visit to Expo 2020 Dubai. Photo - Expo 2020 Dubai
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Mercedes' F1 driver Lewis Hamilton at Expo 2020 Dubai on March 14, 2022. AFP
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Lewis Hamilton interacted with fans at Expo 2020 Dubai on March 14, 2022. AFP
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Arsenal club players at Emirates' Expo 2020 Dubai pavilion. Photo: Emirates
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Arsenal's Alexandre Lacazette at Expo 2020 Dubai on February 1, 2022. Getty
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Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta during his visit to Expo 2020 Dubai.
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Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola, left, and chief executive Ferran Soriano, are presented with an Expo 2020 Dubai shirt by Sheikh Rashid bin Humaid Al Nuaimi, president of the UAE Football Association. Photo: UAE FA
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Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola at Expo 2020 Dubai. He met with young footballers at the exhibition’s City Football Schools’ site.
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Manchester City star Ruben Dias at the Expo 2020 Dubai site. Andrew Scott / The National
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Pep Guardiola at Expo 2020 Dubai.
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Jamaican sprint star Usain Bolt visited the Expo 2020 Dubai site.
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Usain Bolt took part in a family run to raise funds for charity at Expo 2020 Dubai. Victor Besa / The National
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Novak Djokovic enters the Serbian Pavilion at the Dubai Expo site. Khushnum Bhandari / The National
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Tennis great Novak Djokovic with wife Jelena at the Serbia Pavilion of Expo Dubai 2020. Khushnum Bhandari / The National
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Novak Djokovic tries on a virtual reality headset at the Serbia Pavilion. Khushnum Bhandari / The National
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British boxer Anthony Joshua visited Expo 2020 Dubai on January 6, 2022. Getty
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Anthony Joshua at Expo 2020 Dubai. Getty
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Portuguese star Cristiano Ronaldo at the Al Wasl Plaza, Expo 2020 site, in Dubai. Pawan Singh / The National
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Cristiano Ronaldo takes a selfie with the crowd at the Al Wasl Plaza, Expo 2020 Dubai. Reuters
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Cristiano Ronaldo during his visit to Expo 2020 Dubai on January 28, 2022. AFP
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Lionel Messi during his visit to the Expo 2020 Dubai site on December 13, 2021. Reuters
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Lionel Messi at the famous water feature during his visit to Expo 2020 Dubai. Photo - Expo 2020 Dubai
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Mercedes' F1 driver Lewis Hamilton at Expo 2020 Dubai on March 14, 2022. AFP
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Lewis Hamilton interacted with fans at Expo 2020 Dubai on March 14, 2022. AFP
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Arsenal club players at Emirates' Expo 2020 Dubai pavilion. Photo: Emirates
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Arsenal's Alexandre Lacazette at Expo 2020 Dubai on February 1, 2022. Getty
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Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta during his visit to Expo 2020 Dubai.
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Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola, left, and chief executive Ferran Soriano, are presented with an Expo 2020 Dubai shirt by Sheikh Rashid bin Humaid Al Nuaimi, president of the UAE Football Association. Photo: UAE FA
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Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola at Expo 2020 Dubai. He met with young footballers at the exhibition’s City Football Schools’ site.
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Manchester City star Ruben Dias at the Expo 2020 Dubai site. Andrew Scott / The National
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Pep Guardiola at Expo 2020 Dubai.
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Jamaican sprint star Usain Bolt visited the Expo 2020 Dubai site.
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Usain Bolt took part in a family run to raise funds for charity at Expo 2020 Dubai. Victor Besa / The National
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Novak Djokovic enters the Serbian Pavilion at the Dubai Expo site. Khushnum Bhandari / The National
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Tennis great Novak Djokovic with wife Jelena at the Serbia Pavilion of Expo Dubai 2020. Khushnum Bhandari / The National
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Novak Djokovic tries on a virtual reality headset at the Serbia Pavilion. Khushnum Bhandari / The National
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British boxer Anthony Joshua visited Expo 2020 Dubai on January 6, 2022. Getty
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Anthony Joshua at Expo 2020 Dubai. Getty
Ronaldo, Messi, Djokovic, Bolt and other stars who visited Expo 2020 Dubai - in pictures
A number of famous names have visited the site over the past six months
Ajit Vijaykumar
24 March, 2022
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