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And the Pope, who met Maradona in 2014 in Rome during a party for peace, continued: "He was also a fragile man"In reference to the health problems and problems with drugs that accompanied the painful journey of Argentine talent.
The 84-year-old head of the Catholic Church confirmed that he had prayed for the late player and sent a rosary to his family accompanied by words of condolences.
The Pope, who supports the Argentine club of San Lorenzo, touched on the similarities between the sport and its beliefs, criticizing "Rich heroes" That have become "Inactive and almost bureaucratic in his sport".
و .ضاف "Personally, I think a little hunger is the secret to never feeling satiated, to preserve this passion that dazzled them as children (athletes).".
For the Pope, sport is marked by the victories of those who "Their foreheads get sweaty", About those who were born "And talent in your pocket".
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The Pope spoke in a rare interview dedicated to sport, published on Saturday in the Italian sports newspaper “Gazzetta dello Sport.”
The pontiff focused on his compatriot who helped lead Napoli to the glory of Italian soccer, and the Argentine team to the 1986 World Cup title, where he said that “he was a great hero who brought happiness to millions of people in Argentina and Naples “.
“He was also a fragile man,” said the pope, who met Maradona in 2014 in Rome during a peace match, referring to the health problems and drug problems that accompanied the painful journey of the Argentine talent.
The 84-year-old head of the Catholic Church confirmed that he had prayed for the late player and sent a rosary to his family accompanied by words of condolences.
The pope, who supports the Argentine club San Lorenzo, referred to the similarities between the sport and its beliefs, criticizing “rich heroes” who have become “lazy and almost bureaucratic in their sport.”
“Personally, I think a little hunger is the secret to never feeling satisfied, to preserve this passion that dazzled them as children (athletes)”.
For the Pope, sport is marked by the victories of those who “sweat their brow”, over those who were born “with talent in their pockets.”
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