Vatican City: A day after thrashing local club Roma 7-1, Bayern Munich staff and players yesterday paid a visit to the Bishop of Rome, otherwise known as Pope Francis.


Pope Francis greets FC Bayern Munich head coach Josep Guardiola at the Vatican yesterday. Pic/AFP

Club captains Philipp Lahm and Manuel Neuer and coach Pep Guardiola presented the football-loving pontiff with a Bayern shirt signed by all the players with the German version of his chosen name, Franziskus, and a Number 1 printed on the back.