“Many people say that football is The most beautiful sport in the world. I believe it, “Pope Francis declared on one occasion and he lived those words throughout his papal. From the streets of Buenus Aires to the Vatican’s roomsThe love of the late pope for the King game is not a secret. San Lorenzo fan of the lifetime, George Mario Bergoglio He always brought his interest in football to the highest level of the Catholic Church.
During his news Death on Monday morningThe Italian Series operated immediately and appreciated all the planned competitions Easter MondayPlay today (April 23).
This is a moving gestureThis reflected the pope’s deep bond with this game, which is considered a symbol of friendship, companionship and group work. “Football is a team game, you can’t have fun alone,” the Pope told a large number of Italian youth, footballers and coaches in the Vatican in 2019. “If you live like this, The mind and the heart can make better In a community that is encouraged by subordinateism. “
Like most Argentina kids, George Mario Bergoglio He was drowning in the football world from a very young age. He played with his friends in asphalt fields or in his own surrounding Florees, Bhuvenus Aires, with dusty people called “Portroz”. However, according to his own assessment, it is not so good… In his recent autobiography “Esperansa”, Francisco said his talents were so bad that they nicknamed ‘hard food’.
Like many family members, Became a devotional follower of San Lorenzo. The board of directors of the club and a group of players took the trophy to the Vatican.
But for the Pope Francis, the football was more than the game. This is the vehicle for peace, communication and humanity. In 2014, he arranged in the Vatican Anti -peace partyIt invites players from all over the world to participate in a competition.
The same year, he shared a passionate meeting with his companion Diego MaradonaHe described as “football poet.” It happened six years before the death of a famous player in 2020.
Throughout his bonfigate, Francisco He met Lionel messeyOvarian Many people consider the best of kicking a ball, and the Vatican received a long list of other adults of football in the Vatican. From Ronaldino, Mario Balodelli, Gianluki Buffen and Andrea BirloFor the Croatian National Team for 2024.
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In an interview with Italian television ‘Roy’ in 2023, Francisco gave his opinion on who was the best footballer at all times. When asked to choose between Maradona and MessiThe two captains of the World Championships, Francis, chose another fans’ favorites.
“I will add one third,” he said. “Peel.” Met the Great BrazilianThe Catholic devotee and the winner of the World Cup three times, before he chose the pope. Francisco then met Messi and Maradona in the Vatican as a papal. “Maradona, as a player, a great, but he failed as a man,” Francisco said about the winner of the 1986 World Cup Fought against the consumption of cocaine And health problems and died at the age of 60 in 2020. The Pope added that Maradona was eventually celebrated by the people and he did not help him.
Messi describedThe man who raised the World Cup in 2022, “Very perfect” And a gentleman. “But for me, the three of those three, the great man,” the Pope said.
In the reading message when he paid tribute to Beley in Rio de Janeiro a year after 2022 Francisco said that the need for many of the necessary virtues To perform a sporting act like perseverance, stability and relaxation, they are part of Christian virtues. “Bele is undoubtedly an athlete. He revealed these positive attributes in his life.”
His love for this game also encouraged pop culture. Anthony Hopkins and Jonathan Price, starring Francisco and Benedict Wen in the 2019 autobiographical film ‘The Two Potatoes’ 2014 World Cup FinalGermany against Argentina and its theological differences were a lovely eclipse for a while.
San LorenzoLast year he declared that he would baptize his new theater with his name, He gave him a passionate tribute After learning of his death, he said on social networks: “This is never the same. It is always one of us. Quirvo is a child and a human being … Quirvo de Kura and Gardenl … Pope’s crowd.”
Serie AThe postponement of Monday April 23rd, they have been played throughout the last week, and of course they will be marked with emotional tributes to the pope, King never stopped love in the game.