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Pope Francis I received this Wednesday, right before the General Court, by the Scottish football club Celtic Glasgow that on Tuesday they lost 2:0 against Lazio in that Rome Olympic Stadium and was mathematically excluded from UEFA Champions League 2023-2024.

🍀Today in the Vatican #CelticFC The staff and players were honored to have an audience with his Holy Father, Pope Francis.

— Celtic Football Club (@CelticFC) November 29, 2023

Francis I, despite his recent breathing problems which forced him to cancel his trip to COP28 Climate Conference in Dubai received the Scottish team in a private audience, where he dedicated a few words to them about the importance of sportsmanship higher than victory itself.

Dad at Glasgow Celtic: keeping the amateur spirit of football alive https://t.co/dkfSZHvUe6#VaticanNews #Papa Francisco #Sport

— Vatican News (@vaticannews_es) November 29, 2023

Good morning. Sorry, I can’t talk much due to my cold, but I feel better than yesterday. I wanted to say one thing. Perhaps the most beautiful thing in sports is the freedom, the beauty of playing together.

Please never lose amateurism, where sport exists for sport’s sake. It means a lot. I thank you for that. It doesn’t matter whether you win or not, it doesn’t matter. Everyone is fighting for victory, but victory is not the end, it can be defeat. Victory comes only through playing together, playing as a team.

Dad, famous fan of the Argentine club San Lorenzo de Almagro, He greeted the members of the Scottish expedition who had come to the meeting and, before saying goodbye, He asked for a Scottish specialty next time..

I learned that in your country there is a very important specialty – special “milk” (meaning Scottish “whiskey”)… A little – and ok!

(according to information from EFE)