With 153 caps between them, Alessandro del Piero and Emile Heskey's unification to promote the beginning of Australia's 2012-13 A-League season could kid you two international heavyweights were together in Sydney.
However whereas Del Piero was revered by Italians and won the World Cup, Heskey was borderline reviled by disillusioned England supporters during a much-maligned Three Lions career.
Western Sydney Wanderers FC's Shinji Ono, Del Piero and Heskey pose for a photograph at the launch of the A-League 2012/13 season
But now the former Leicester, Liverpool, Birmingham Wigan and Aston Villa striker has sought pastures new Down Under, and Australians appear hopeful he and Del Piero can galvanise the nation's soccer league.
Newcastle Jets will be Heskey's sixth club he has played for
Although Del Piero is the greater coup, Newcastle Jets sold out of Heskey shirts after his signing was confirmed last week.
Del Piero made his Juve debut in 1993
Shinji Ono, who played at the 2002 and 2006 World Cups with Japan, complemented the triumvirate having moved to Western Sydney Wanderers last week.