The Swiss Gianni Infantinopresident of FIFA, said that he was “deeply” the news of the death of the Papa Francisco And he said that the occasions he spent time with him “always shared his enthusiasm for football.”
In addition, Infantino He pointed out that Papa “He highlighted the important role that our sport plays in society, in particular in relation to the education and protection of children around the world. 'Football is the most beautiful sport in the world,” he said. “
“Earlier this year,” the president of FIFA continued in a message released in his social networks, “at the world leaders' summit on the rights of the child held in the Vatican, he reiterated his hope that football is a unifying force worldwide and a positive force for good.”
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Infantino He pointed out that he knows “how much it meant for the Catholic community as the leader of his church worldwide. Through the message of hope and peace that he transmitted yesterday, Sunday of Easter, he preached with the example. My deepest condolences to all those who met him, his family and his friends. All the prayers of the world of football are with him,” added the top president of world football.
