The Pope’s Secretary of State, Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone hopes the Vatican may one day field a football team good enough to compete with Italy's top flight sides.
The 72-year-old Juventus fan was speaking after he launched the Clerical Cup, a 16-squad tournament for priests and trainee priests in Rome, said "I would not rule out the Vatican putting together a top notch team in the future that would be on a par with Roma, Inter, Genoa and Sampdoria." He suggested that Brazilian seminarians alone would be enough for a "magnificent" Vatican team, while African and Argentinian students are also reportedly in demand by priest-managers ahead of the Cup.
Italian football has been plagued by match-rigging. Who knows, it might receive a moral boost form having a Vatican team in the top flight! It would certainly open the floodgates for a whole series of religious football puns such as the God squad while opposing fans may start singing “you’re going home in a fucking Popemobile”..
There actually is a Vatican City team but it has only played one “international” and that was against Monaco (not the successful French league side though).
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The sight of dog-collared, football hooligans rooting for the Vatican team while smiting enemies with heavy crucifixes (AMEN!) would be awesom.
Absolutely Pete! My team West Ham had the Inter City Firm, perhaps the Inter Faith Firm... Hmm I need to think more!
That was an incredible post. What next, mullah soccer?
Enough teams and there is the chance of a contest to see which is the One true God! I wonder if the supportes will knowck lumps out of each other??
Hmm... what are the consequences of defeating The Pope's Team? Do you get a red card from God?
This could cause a dilemma.. red card from God (the catholic one) or red card from Allah. Could be a rough choice!
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