The interfaith match will be played at Rome’s Olympic Stadium, but the 77 year old Pope will not be cheering from the stands, despite being an avid football supporter himself although he is expected to meet with all the players before the match.
Some of the stars who are set to feature include former World Player of The Year Ronaldinho, Barcelona’s dribbling wizard Messi and former Italian international Roberto Baggio. Italy’s Gianluigi Buffon, Cameroon’s Samuel Eto’o and Israel’s Yessi Benayoun are all in
Former stars who will also dust off their boots for the game include Ukraine’s scoring machine Andriy Shevchenko and Chile’s Ivan Zamorano.
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