Does Portugal have a prayer at the World Cup? Coach Fernando Santos has plenty

As the World Cup begins, Portugal’s Coach Santos talks to ‘The Pillar’ about faith, ‘football,’ and human rights.

To some fans, soccer – or football, as it’s known outside North America – is a kind of faith, with its own rituals, temples, chants, and dogmas.

Of course, it isn’t (the Church of Maradona notwithstanding). But is there space for religion in football? Can true faith survive in a world where players cross themselves for luck, and the major tournament is m…