Argentine soccer legend Diego Maradona and other world’s top players have arrived Italy for Pope Francis’ benefit soccer match to be held in Rome on Wednesday.
The 55-year-old Maradona will be joined by other top players, including Brazilians Ronaldinho and Felipe Anderson as well as Italian player Francesco Totti.
The pope’s match tagged: ‘United for Peace’ will take place at Rome’s Olympic Stadium on Wednesday evening.
See photos of the football stars below:
According to organizers of the match, proceeds will go to several Catholic charities, including the Scholas Occurrentes Foundation, which the pope founded in 2015.
The foundation operates in 190 countries and 430,000 schools across five continents, promoting social bonds as well as dialogue and peace.
When Maradona took part in a previous inter-religious charity match in Rome two years ago, the game attracted 20,000 fans.
Maradona led Argentina to a World Cup victory in 1986 after beating England in the quarterfinals and was named FIFA’s joint player of the 20th century along with another football legend, Pele of Brazil.
