(VIDEO)Brazilian football star Ronaldinho meets Pope Francis at Vatican

Brazilian football star Ronaldinho had the opportunity of meeting leader of the Catholic church Pope Francis at the Vatican.

The former Paris Saint-Germain and Barcelona forward met the football loving pontiff on Wednesday, February, 3.Ronaldinho was all smiles as he met and shook hands with the Pontiff during a meeting with the Scholas Occurrentes, an educational organisation founded by the Pope.

The Pontifical Foundation ‘Scholas Occurrentes’ is  an international project based in Argentina that brings together schools and educational networks from different cultures and religious backgrounds.

The Pope could not wait to ask Ronaldinho one of the most asked question in football; Pele and Maradone, who was better?Pope Francis is a huge football fan and has welcomed the likes of Carlos Tevez and Bayern Munich captain Philip Lamn to the Vatican.