New Pope suffers for Argentine soccer club San Lorenzo

The new pope, Jorge Mario Bergoglio, is not above the passion his countrymen share for soccer and is an avid a fan of San Lorenzo, one of Argentina's top clubs. Bergoglio, who took the name Pope......

Pope remembers fellow Argentine Diego affectionately

IMAGE: Pope Francis holds weekly audience at the Vatican. Photograph: Vatican Media/Handout via REUTERS Pope Francis remembers soccer legend and fellow Argentine Diego Maradona with affection and......

Soccer-loving Pope Francis gets new toy!

IMAGE: Pope Francis plays a round of foosball on the table gifted to him on Wednesday. Photograph: Twitter It’s a known fact that Pope Francis loves football. In his 8-year term as pontiff......

'He's great but he's not God': Pope on Messi

IMAGE: Pope Francis receives a Barcelona soccer jersey of Lionel Messi during the weekly audience in Saint Peter's Square at the Vatican April. Photograph: Osservatore Romano/Reuters For Barcelona......

New coach Bauza plans to woo Messi back for Argentina

IMAGE: Argentina midfielder Lionel Messi (10) stands for the national anthem before the match against the United States in the semifinals of the 2016 Copa America Centenario soccer tournament.......