epa03823150 A handout photo made available by the Vatican newspaper Osservatore Romano shows Pope Francis (R) receiving an olive tree from Argentinian national soccer player Lionel Messi during an audience at the Vatican, 13 August 2013. Pope Francis received the national soccer teams of Italy and Argentina ahead of a friendly international on 14 August in his honour at Rome’s Stadio Olimpico. ‘Frankly, it will be difficult for me to root for one team,’ the pope, who was born in Argentina from a family of Italian immigrants, said. EPA/OSSERVATORE ROMANO HANDOUT EDITORIAL USE ONLY/NO SALES
