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TUCSON - The Desert Diamond Cup kicked off with a bang on Wednesday night.

It was pitched as a Tournament with some of the best in the world; something the fans knew very well.

Keacen Koch is a diehard soccer fan and one of the many that came out to watch. He said, "We are really bringing in superstars form the world. If you want to see some world class players, the ones playing with Messi and Ronaldo then you have to get out to Kino Stadium."

And world class players bring out world class fans.

Koch said, "We've got scarves and drums. We'll have flags on Saturday probably. We're trying to spread the beautiful game across Tucson."

But not all the fans were as crazy as Koch. Some were some young up and coming stars. Zakarya Mohambd said, "It's like a dream." William Healey said, "It's awesome and I hope they score a lot of goals."

One other young fan said, "They have so much skill. They're kicks are amazing, they can kick it so far and they can curve it perfectly."

So who did everyone come out to see? Who do you think - it was David Beckham. However, the reason was different depending on who you talked to. One fan said, "Beckham is so accurate it's amazing." While a group of college girls said it was all about Beckham's looks.

And they said having him here in Tucson made it even better.

Organizers of the Desert Diamond Cup said the first night went by pretty well and they expect it to get better and better on each night. They said the final night next Saturday is already almost a sell out.