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On the eve of the World Cup, Pope Leo XIV says that life and football are played 'as a team'

Por Equipe Editorial CifraNET · 10/06/2026
On the eve of the World Cup, Pope Leo XIV says that life and football are played 'as a team'
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One day before the start of the World Cup, Pope Leo Solitary football is something that is played as a team, and you have to learn to run together", said the pope at an event in Barcelona, on the fifth day of his visit to Spain.
"In this sense, someone can be a star", but if "he never passes the ball, then he doesn't let others into the game and he will probably lose", added the pontiff at the church of Saint Augustine in Barcelona, where he met with representatives of associations that serve disadvantaged people.
The pope spoke about football when answering a question. boy, Renzo, aged six, who read a letter asking him if he liked this sport.
Pope Leo football. In defense, if you want to know; he wasn't a great scorer", joked the pope, who is of Peruvian nationality. "In Peru, with the seminarians, I followed the local teams a lot, but I also played (because a) little sport is good for everyone", he added.
The pope told journalists, on the flight to Spain, that, at the World Cup, "without a doubt" he will support his home country, the United States. But he admitted: "I'm not sure how many matches I'll be able to watch."
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