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New Pope Leo XIV raised Ronaldo's hand among soccer's eternal rivals Lionel Messi (Inter Miami) and Cristiano Ronaldo (Al-Nasr).
Father Jose Maria Nuñez, who served as bishop of Leo XIV (Robert Prevost), told Portugal's state-run news agency 「'Rusa" on the 16th (local time) that the pope liked the Argentine soccer player, but preferred Ronaldo among Messi and Ronaldo. It was important that Ronaldo demanded discipline, consistency, and more to win. I also appreciated the effort and patience to get a lot of things."
Pope Francis, who died last month, enthusiastically cheered for Argentine soccer and Messi as he was from Argentina. Pope Leo XIV, the first American pope, was similar in that he made peace a key agenda like Pope Francis, but he differed from his predecessor in the `Meho War.'
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Pope Leo XIV is also fluent in Portuguese enough to read the original Portuguese book, the priest said. There is a possibility that a meeting with veteran Portuguese striker Ronaldo will take place in the future.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
