The Vatican's mini-World Cup
In 2007, trainee priests competed to win the first football Clericus Cup
Sporting Witness · BBC World Service
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Show Notes
In 2007, the first ever Clericus Cup was played, with trainee priests from the Vatican City's seminaries competing.
It was an effort to present a different image of football, following various Italian scandals.
Don Davide Tisato, the captain of the winning team and a former professional footballer, has been speaking to Laura Jones, along with Felice Alborghetti from the Centro Sportivo Italiano.
(Photo: Davide Tisato lifting the Clericus Cup with his team Redemptoris Mater. Credit: Centro Sportivo Italiano Archive)