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Pope Francis twirls a soccer ball he was presented by a member of the Circus of Cuba, during his weekly general audience in the Pope Paul VI hall, at the Vatican, Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2019. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini, file)

Sports world mourns soccer-loving Pope Francis with games in Italy and Argentina postponed

Top-flight soccer matches in Italy and Argentina have been postponed after the death of Pope Francis. The Buenos Aires club that the Argentine pontiff supported throughout his life is also mourning its most famous fan.

Fans and players stand during a moment of silence as a portrait of Pope Francis is displayed at Citi Field before a baseball game between the New York Mets and the Philadelphia Phillies Monday, April 21, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

AP PHOTOS: Global tributes pour in to honor Pope Francis after his death

In this Aug. 7, 2009 file photo, Argentina's Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio gives a Mass outside the San Cayetano church where an Argentine flag hangs behind in Buenos Aires, Argentina. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko, file)

AP PHOTOS: Pope Francis, first Latin American pontiff, dies at 88

Tables and chairs line the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican in preparation for the conclave, on April 16, 2005. (AP Photo/Pier Paolo Cito, File)

What are the church’s rites for the death of a pope and the election of a new one?

A shop owner places a black ribbon over a photo of the late Pope Francis after the news of his death at age 88, in Bethlehem, West Bank, on Monday, April 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean)

Global tributes pour in to honor Pope Francis after his death

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Navy players pose with the Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl trophy following the Armed Forces Bowl NCAA college football game against Oklahoma, Friday, Dec. 27, 2024, in Fort Worth, Texas. Navy won 21-20. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

Pete Medhurst, the voice of Navy football for the past 12 years, dies at age 55

Author Jules Feiffer, right, signs a copy of his book "A Room with a Zoo" during the 2006 Book Expo in Washington on May 19, 2006. (AP Photo/Caleb Jones, File)

Jules Feiffer, Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist and writer, dies at 95

Musician Garth Hudson poses in Toronto on Tuesday, Nov. 2, 2010. (Nathan Denette/The Canadian Press via AP)

Garth Hudson, master instrumentalist and last surviving member of The Band, dies at 87

Winnipeg Jets alumni coach Tom McVie picks Teemu Selanne (13) to take the penalty shot as Ab McDonald listens, in against the Edmonton Oilers during the first period of the NHL Heritage Classic alumni game, Oct. 22, 2016, in Winnipeg, Manitoba. (John Woods/The Canadian Press via AP, File)

Tom McVie, longtime Bruins assistant who also coached Capitals, Jets and Devils, has died at 89

Cecile Richards, Planned Parenthood's president, addresses an audience during an event in Hooksett, N.H. Jan. 10, 2016, during which Planned Parenthood endorsed Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton in the presidential race. (AP Photo/Steven Senne, File)

Former Planned Parenthood president, women’s rights activist Cecile Richards has died at 67

Cleveland Indian manager Jeff Torborg put on a smile before a game against the Chicago White Sox, even though he announced that he will resign at the end of this season in Cleveland, Tuesday, July 3, 1979. (AP Photo/Madeline Drexler, File)

Jeff Torborg, former big league catcher and manager, dies at 83

This 2016 photo provided by Lindsey Tanner shows Paul Driscoll in Chicago. (Lindsey Tanner via AP)

Paul Driscoll, an unflappable editor who led the AP’s Chicago bureau for decades, has died at age 91

NASCAR driver Martin Truex Jr., left, is congratulated by his father, Martin Truex Sr., in victory lane after winning the NASCAR Autism Speaks 400 auto race at Dover International Speedway in Dover, Del., Monday, June 4, 2007. (AP Photo/Pat Crowe II, File)

Father of former NASCAR champion Martin Truex Jr. dies at 66

Scottish footballer Denis Law, who plays for Manchester United, is pictured in London in 1962. (AP Photo/File)

Denis Law, the Manchester United and Scotland soccer great, dies at 84

Actress Joan Plowright poses for a portrait at a New York hotel on May 4, 1999. (AP Photo/Suzanne Plunkett, File)

Tony Award-winning British actor Joan Plowright, widow of Laurence Olivier, dies at 95

Tommy Brown, youngest player to homer and last living member of historic 1947 Dodgers, dies at 97

David Lynch appears at the Governors Awards in Los Angeles on Oct. 27, 2019. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, File)

Steven Soderbergh, Questlove, Ron Howard and more pay tribute to David Lynch

Items are left at the base of a statue of Bob Uecker outside American Family Field in Milwaukee, Thursday, Jan. 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Steve Megargee)

Reactions to the death of ‘Mr. Baseball,’ longtime Brewers broadcaster Bob Uecker

Filmmaker David Lynch poses for a portrait in his private screening room in Los Angeles on Sept. 9, 2010. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello, file)

David Lynch, visionary filmmaker behind ‘Twin Peaks’ and ‘Mulholland Drive,’ dies at 78

Milwaukee Brewers radio announcer Bob Uecker tips his cap before a baseball game between the Milwaukee Brewers and the Miami Marlins,, July 28, 2024, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Aaron Gash)

‘Mr. Baseball’ Bob Uecker, Brewers announcer, dies at 90

Cancer survivor Jack Hoffman before delivering a drug-free pledge during the halftime of Nebraska's NCAA college football spring game in Lincoln, Neb., April 12, 2014. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik, File)

Jack Hoffman, young cancer patient who captured hearts of Nebraska and nation with 2013 TD run, dies

Heinz Kluetmeier, photojournalist known for SI’s Miracle On Ice picture, dies at 82

Peter Brown, a former Scotland rugby captain, dies at 83

Italian photographer Oliviero Toscani is pictured in front of one of his works, a self-portrait, at the former Church of St. Pier Scheraggio, in Florence, Italy, Sept. 7, 2016. (Leonardo Bianchi/LaPresse via AP)

Italian photographer Oliviero Toscani, famed for provocative Benetton campaigns, dies at 82

Sam Moore arrives at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts for the 18th annual Mark Twain Prize for American Humor in Washington, Oct. 18, 2015. (Photo by Owen Sweeney/Invision/AP, File)

Sam Moore, who sang ‘Soul Man’ in Sam & Dave duo, dies at 89 because of surgery complications

Retired Colorado head football coach Bill McCartney watches in the second half of an NCAA college basketball game, March 9, 2019, in Boulder, Colo. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File)

Bill McCartney, who coached Colorado to its only football national championship in 1990, has died

Roger Lebranchu, a WWII veteran and France’s oldest male Olympian, dies aged 102

Anita Bryant is seen at a press conference in Miami Beach, Fla., on June 8, 1977. (AP Photo/Bill Hudson, File)

Anita Bryant, a popular singer who became known for opposition to gay rights, dead at age 84

Otto Schenk performs in the role of Herr von Ledig performs during a dress rehearsal for Johann Nestroy's "Unverhofft" at the Theater in der Josefstadt in Vienna, on Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2008. (AP Photo/Stephan Trierenberg, File)

Otto Schenk, director known for traditional opera productions, dies at 94

Baltimore Orioles relief pitcher Brian Matusz throws during a baseball game against the Seattle Mariners, Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2015, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson, File)

Former Baltimore Orioles left-hander Brian Matusz dies at 37, no cause of death announced

Folk trio Peter, Paul and Mary, from left, Mary Travers, Paul Stookey and Peter Yarrow, perform at a Los Angeles benefit to aid to Cambodian refugees on Jan. 30, 1980. (AP Photo/George Brich, File)

Peter Yarrow of folk-music trio Peter, Paul and Mary dies at 86

Former far-right National Front party leader Jean-Marie Le Pen clenches his fist at the statue of Joan of Arc, Monday May 1, 2017, in Paris. (AP Photo/Kamil Zihnioglu, File)

Jean-Marie Le Pen, French far-right leader known for fiery rhetoric against immigration, dies at 96

James Arthur Ray listens to prosecuting attorneys speak during his criminal trial, March 8, 2011, in Camp Verde, Ariz. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, Pool, File)

Self-help author James Arthur Ray, whose seminar led to tragedy and death, dies at 67

Calgary Flames head coach Al MacNeil raises his arms in victory as time runs out in the Flames' 2-1 victory over the Colorado Avalanche in the Pepsi Center in Denver, Dec. 3, 2002. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File)

Al MacNeil, a former NHL player and winner of the Stanley Cup as coach of the Canadiens, dead at 89

Charles "Monty" Roessel, director of the Bureau of Indian Education, speaks during an interview at Cove Day School on Jan. 14, 2016, in Cove, Ariz. (Jon Austria/The Daily Times via AP, File)

Diné College president remembered as a tireless advocate for Native American students