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Posted: 11 years ago

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Former Liverpool midfielder Mascherano wants to end career in Spain

Former Liverpool and West Ham man Javier Mascherano wants to end his career in Spain.

The Argentina international was chased by Napoli all summer where Rafa Benitez - who he worked under at Liverpool - was keen to add him to his engine room.

But the Barcelona man has committed his future to the Catalan club and all but ruled out returning to the Premier League.

"The opportunity to come to Naples was there," Mascherano said about the summer transfer window.

"With Rafa I have a great relationship but he knows that I could not go and how things are.

"I'll finish my career in Spain as I am very happy here."

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Diego Maradona and Roberto Baggio roll back the years as all-stars answer invitation from the Pope to play in Match for Peace

Interreligous Match for Peace was supported by Pope Francis to promote diplomatic solution for crisis in Gaza
Football legends from past and present lined up in tow teams - captained by Javier Zanetti and Gianluigi Buffon
Pupi defeated Scholas 6-3 in the light-hearted exhibition with Inter Milan forward Mauro Icardi scoring a hat-trick
Most nostalgic moment came when Diego Maradona set up former Italy star Roberto Baggio to score
Many players including Maradona, Alessandro del Piero and Carlos Valderrama met with the pope at the Vatican

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ashdgr8

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Football legends past and present came together to promote an end to hostilities in Gaza at the Interreligious Match for Peace staged Rome.

The exhibition match was arranged at the behest of Pope Francis, himself an avid supporter of Argentine side San Lorenzo, to to promote a diplomatic solution to the ongoing crisis in Gaza.

The leader of the Roman Catholic church met several football legends including Diego Maradona, Carlos Valderrama and Alessandro Del Piero at the Vatican before the game.

In total 50 all-star players of different religious backgrounds ranging from Islam to Buddhism were invited to take part in the game at the Olympic Stadium in Rome.

The exhibition was co-hosted by the Pupi Foundation, a Buenos Aires-based charity founded by the former Inter Milan midfielder Javier Zanetti, alongside Scholas Occurentes, an educational entity launched by the Pope.

Zanetti captained the PUPI side while Italy goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon took charge of the SCHOLAS. As expected, the exhibition game was a goal fest intent on entertaining the audience and finished 6-3 to the PUPI side.