Football All-Stars Honour Pope’s Invitation To Play In “Match Of Peace”

Football legends past and present came together to promote an end to hostilities in Gaza at the Interreligious Match for Peace staged ROME. The exhibition match was arranged at the behest of Pope Francis, himself an avid supporter of Argentine side San Lorenzo, to to promote a diplomatic solution to the ongoing crisis in Gaza. The leader of the Roman Catholic church met several football legends including Diego Maradona, Carlos Valderrama and Allesandro Del Piero at the Vatican before the game. Arsenal boss, Arsene Wenger was the referee. More pictures after the break