Robert Lewandowski meets the Pope
PR dla Zagranicy
Peter Gentle
23.10.2014 08:57
Poland's striker and his Bayern Munich team had a private audience with Pope Francis at the Vatican, Wednesday, after the German side's 7 – 1 drubbing of Roma in the Champions League.
Pope Francis talking to Robert Lewandowski of FC Bayern Munich during a private audience with his team of FC Bayern Munich in the Palace of the Vatican on October 22, 2014 in Vatican City: photo - EPA/Alexander Hassenstein/FC Bayern Muenchen/Getty Images
Pope Francis reportedly told the players they “played a wonderful game”.
“Football is good and healthy and a good role model for children as a team sport,” the leader of the Roman Catholic church is quoted as saying on the Bayern Munich web site.
Pope Francis, a keen football fan, met with the players from Bayern Munich following the match at the Stadio Olimpico in the Italian capital, in which Lewandowski, who joined the club in the summer from Borusia Dortmund, scored in the first half.
Bayern now top Group E in the Champions League, five points ahead of Roma after three matches. (pg)