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·20. April 2025
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·20. April 2025
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Easter Sunday is here, and to celebrate one of the main dates of Christianity, OneFootball thought of a selection with only players with names related to religion.
Check out our sanctified XI!
Goalkeeper 🧤
Juan Musso (Atlético de Madrid) – Juan is John in Spanish, the name of one of Jesus' main apostles
Defense 🧱
João Cancelo (right-back, Al-Hilal) – Well, we went with our Portuguese version of the apostle!
Jesús Vallejo (center-back, Real Madrid) – Do you want something more Christian than being named Jesus?
José María Giménez (center-back, Atlético Madrid) – José, simply the man who raised the child Jesus... and Maria, the mother of Jesus!
Ángelino (left-back, Roma) – The name comes from "Ángel", angel in Spanish
Midfield 💭
Mateo Kovačić (Manchester City) – Mateo comes from Matthew, in English, or our good old Mateus, the Evangelist, Saint Matthew, one of Jesus' apostles.
Francisco "Isco" Alarcón (Real Betis) – Francisco is the name of a saint, Saint Francis of Assisi, and is also the name of the current Pope. What a Easter combo, right?
Christian Eriksen (Manchester United) – Christian comes from Christianus, literally, Christian, in Latin.
Attack 🔥
Igor Jesus (Botafogo) – Not much to say, right?
Gabriel Jesus (Arsenal) – Not much to say, right (2)?
Cristiano Ronaldo (Al-Nassr) – Not much to say, right (3)? 😅
As you learned today, Cristiano comes from Christianus, Christian, in Latin!
Coach 👨🏻🏫
Jorge Jesus (Al-Hilal) – Not much to say, right (4)? 🤣
So, guys?! Who would you choose for this sanctified team?
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