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Bayern Munich Players Get Papal Blessing After Thrashing Roma

October 22, 2014 19:41

A day after thrashing local club Roma 7-1, Bayern Munich staff and players Wednesday (October 22, 2014) paid a visit to the Bishop of Rome, otherwise known as Pope Francis. (All images courtesy AFP)

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A day after thrashing local club Roma 7-1, Bayern Munich staff and players Wednesday (October 22, 2014) paid a visit to the Bishop of Rome, otherwise known as Pope Francis. (All images courtesy AFP)
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Club captains Philipp Lahm and Manuel Neuer and coach Pep Guardiola presented the football-loving pontiff with a Bayern shirt signed by all the players with the German version of his chosen name, Franziskus, and a number 1 printed on the back.
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Francis, an Argentinian who follows Buenos Aires club San Lorenzo, praised the Bayern squad for their Champions League demolition job in the Olympic Stadium.
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"You played a wonderful game yesterday," he was quoted as saying on Bayern's website, adding: "Football is good and healthy, and a good role model for children as a team sport."
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Bayern chairman Karl-Heinz Rummenigge, who spent three seasons in Italy with Internazionale, chatted with the pontiff in Italian, telling him that the audience had been a "great honour".
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After blessing the group, Francis brought the audience to a close in German, saying: "Thank you for your visit. Pray for me, I need it."
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Pope will cherish the Bayern jersey, perhaps as much as the Bayern players will cherish their meeting with him.

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