Pope Francis adds third legend to football GOAT list when picking between Lionel Messi and Diego Maradona

The debate as to who is the greatest footballer of all time will likely rage on forever - but now Pope Francis has waded into the argument.

The head of the Catholic Church since 2013, the Pope is from Argentina - and as we know, there are a couple of fine candidates from that nation that can claim to be the GOAT.won two World Cups with his country and will always be a legend of Argentinian football, having passed away in 2020 at the age of 60.

But of course, that question was answered when Messi won the World Cup in Qatar with victory over France for his first and his country's third overall triumph in the competition.Pope Francis named Pele alongside Diego Maradona and Lionel Messi as the greatest football players ever. :"I would add a third, Pele. They are the three I have followed. All three are great, each with his own specialty. At the moment Messi is very good."He came to see me the first year . ended badly.

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