In a revelation that seems taken from a novel of magical realism, football and the Vatican are integrated unusual. According to a recent study prepared by a team of French genealogists, the ex -soccer player and Manchester United LegendEric Cantona, shares family ties with Pope Leo XIV, current leader of the Catholic Church.
This finding has aroused both the astonishment of historians and the fascination of football fans, who now see the rebel king of Trafford related to the maximum exponent of today's Catholicism.
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Pope León, whose name is Robert Francis Prevost, He was born in Chicago, but according to this study, his roots reach France, after discovering that his paternal grandfather was born in Italy and emigrated to the United States. The experts have traced themselves in the Pope's lineage until 1415. And it turns out that both this and Eric Cantona They are distant cousins. Both are united from the 12th to the 15th generation.
Cantona's opinion of the current United
The Manchester United legend gave his opinion on the situation of the Red Devils. The former player was very critical of the management of the owner of INEOS: “Support for United because I really love United. But now, if I was an amateur and had to choose a club, I don't think I would choose United. For me it is very important to respect these people as you respect your coach and your teammates.
Eric Cantona.
Cantona points to Ratcliffe as the main culprit of the club's ills: “I think since Ratcliffe arrived is the opposite and this team of directors tries to destroy everything and does not respect anyone. They even want to change the stadium. The soul of the team and the club does not reside in the players. All those around us are like a big family. I do not feel identified with this type of decisions. They have another strategy, another project. Do you feel identified with this project? I don't believe it”.
