Francis became a life-long soccer fan despite rarely playing himself in his younger days due to health issues. "He tended to read rather than play sport," Burns told Reuters, but he liked watching ...

ROME (AP) — From meetings with Diego Maradona to the passion for his beloved Buenos Aires club, San Lorenzo, Pope Francis was an avid soccer fan. And a promoter of sports in general. Francis ...

ROME — (AP) — From meetings with Diego Maradona to the passion for his beloved Buenos Aires club, San Lorenzo, Pope Francis was an avid soccer fan. And a promoter of sports in general.