Watching football is also great: “I remember very well and with pleasure that I went to the El Gasometro stadium with my family as a child.” His favorite club, San Lorenzo, was at home in the arena in the Argentine capital, Buenos Aires. The euphoria lasted until home: “the joy, the happiness in the face, the adrenaline in the blood”.
About star player Diego Maradona, who died last year, he said: “On the pitch he was a poet, a great champion who brought joy to millions of people, both in Argentina and in Naples. But he was also a very weak person.”
At the start of 2021, the Pope wished the world – and not just sport – honesty: He referred to the motto “Better a clean defeat than a dirty victory”. “It’s the best way to play the game of life with your head held high.” And Francis added: “Please pray for me so that I don’t stop training with God.”
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