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The Pope with 'two left feet' who loved the 'beautiful game'

Former Brazilian player Ronaldinho hands a football to Pope Francis, on November 14, 2022, at Paul-VI hall in the Vatican. [AFP]

Lionel Messi, the late Maradona, Ibrahimovic, and Buffon all visited the late Pope Francis at the Vatican.

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