Lineker's spicy response to Pope Francis to defend Lionel Messi

Gary Lineker once again showed his sour humor to answer this time to Pope Francis who, in a television interview, said that Lionel Messi should not be informed that he was a god. On his Twitter account, the former English striker questioned the existence of God, while believing that the Argentine footballer was real.

On a magazine publication "Four Four Four" on Twitter, which said that Pope Francis had said that Messi was not a god, Lineker left no doubt about his answer in his story: "No, but luckily there is". The 1986 World Cup scorer in Mexico City is a well-known Messi fan and has repeatedly stated that he considers him the best player in history.

Lineker's answer comes after an interview with the Sovereign Pontiff with the journalist Jordi Evole in the Spanish show Salvados, in which the Argentine pope made reference to his compatriot.

"Your Holiness, you who know both (in reference to God and Messi), do you think it is a sacrilege to say that Messi is God?" Asked Evole. "In theory, it's a sacrilege, you can not say it, but I do not believe it, do you believe it?", Francisco replied. Immediately, Évole responded with a brief "Yes" and the Holy Father closed the conversation by saying "I do not know" before the two protagonists smile for the exchange.

Then the pope gave his explanation: "People say," It's God "and" I adore you. "These are expressions of people, it's a god with the ball on field." He also said: "It's not good God, but it's fine as he plays." Francisco is a football fan, a fan of San Lorenzo and of course the national team Argentina.