OneFootball
·20 April 2025
OneFootball
·20 April 2025
This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in đ§đ· here.
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 đ§€
Juan Musso (AtlĂ©tico de Madrid) â Juan is John in Spanish, the name of one of Jesus' main apostles
Defense đ§±
JoĂŁo Cancelo (right-back, Al-Hilal) â Well, we went with our Portuguese version of the apostle!
JesĂșs Vallejo (center-back, Real Madrid) â Do you want something more Christian than being named Jesus?
JosĂ© MarĂa GimĂ©nez (center-back, AtlĂ©tico Madrid) â JosĂ©, simply the man who raised the child Jesus... and Maria, the mother of Jesus!
Ăngelino (left-back, Roma) â The name comes from "Ăngel", angel in Spanish
Midfield đ
Mateo KovaÄiÄ (Manchester City) â Mateo comes from Matthew, in English, or our good old Mateus, the Evangelist, Saint Matthew, one of Jesus' apostles.
Francisco "Isco" AlarcĂłn (Real Betis) â 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) â Christian comes from Christianus, literally, Christian, in Latin.
Attack đ„
Igor Jesus (Botafogo) â Not much to say, right?
Gabriel Jesus (Arsenal) â Not much to say, right (2)?
Cristiano Ronaldo (Al-Nassr) â Not much to say, right (3)? đ
As you learned today, Cristiano comes from Christianus, Christian, in Latin!
Coach đšđ»âđ«
Jorge Jesus (Al-Hilal) â Not much to say, right (4)? đ€Ł
So, guys?! Who would you choose for this sanctified team?
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