20 August 2015, The Tablet

Goal delivered


 
German football club Bayern Munich has delivered on a promise made at a private audience last year to donate the proceeds of a friendly match to charitable causes of  Pope Francis’ choosing. The club presented a €1 million cheque to Archbishop Georg Gänswein at Allianz Arena in Munich before the Audi Cup final against Real Madrid. Gänswein, head of the papal household and a “born Bayern fan”, has said he keeps his fingers crossed for his favourite team. Ben
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