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Pope Francis chooses Pelé as his favorite player
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This week is the Pope Francis
, the greatest leadership reference in the Catholic Church, surprised everyone. This is because the Pope, who is Argentine, was asked who his favorite soccer player would be and he had his pick Messi
It is Maradona
his compatriots.
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However, the Catholic leader ruled out both possibilities and called for a third option to be opened: skin
. Maradona was wrong as a person, the Pope said, Messi was a good example, but the greatest of the three was the alltime Brazilian number 10.
“Maradona was a great player, a great player. But as a man he failed. The poor guy made a mistake, like praising him and not helping himself. He visited me here in the first year of my pontificate and then the poor guy ended up. Yes, strange: many athletes are feeling bad,” said Francisco.
🗣️ Pope Francis en @RaiNews
:“¿Messi or Maradona? I’ll add a third person: Pele.” pic.twitter.com/PrQUYNhJHk
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The Pope then made his choice: “Messi is absolutely right. He’s a gentleman. But for me Pelé is the greatest gentleman of these three. A man with a big heart. I spoke to Pelé, I met him once.” When he was in Buenos Aires, we talked. A man of such great humanity. The three of them are great. Each of them has its own specialty. Messi is doing well at the moment. And Pelé was a giant,” he concluded.
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