Argentine soccer legend Diego Armando Maradona argues with referee Gianluca Rocchi during an inter-religious soccer match for peace, at Rome's Olympic Stadium, Monday, Sept. 1, 2014.

Wow... Maradona among stars in interreligious peace match

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, ROME - Diego Maradona and Roberto Baggio were among a host of former soccer stars who played in an interreligious charity match backed by Pope Francis on Monday night. The match featured Muslim, Christian, Jewish, Hindu and Buddhist players.  The Argentine pope, an avid soccer fan, did not attend the match but had an audience with both teams earlier...

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72 children join football selection for Brazil

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, SURABAYA -- Some 72 street children from several cities in East Java participated in a selection to form the "Garuda Baru" program here on Saturday, as part of the Street Children World Cup (SCWC) 2014 in Brazil.The selection, held by the Transmuda Energy Nusantara (TEN) foundation, was a continuation of similar events which were held in Medan and...