The world's greatest soccer stars have posted tributes to the Argentine pontiff, and the biggest homage is that his home team ...

Street artist Maupal paints a touching farewell to Pope Francis, recalling their bond and shared message of values. #Maupal ...

Before he was Pope, Jorge Bergoglio was member 88235 of his beloved San Lorenzo soccer club. Now fans in Buenos Aires see a ...

Diego Maradona was a "very difficult patient" who had to be coaxed into treatment, a surgeon told the trial of seven health ...

For many fans, it is simply "el Ciclon," the cyclone, the hurricane that annihilated opposing teams with an unprecedented ...

Jorge Bergoglio's supporter card belonged to San Lorenzo de Almagro, the team he had supported since childhood, ever since ...

Pope Francis' beloved football club in his native Buenos Aires, San Lorenzo, celebrated a Mass late Wednesday dedicated to ...

Jorge Mario Bergoglio attended San Lorenzo matches as a child with his Italian immigrant father and remained an unabashed fan ...

Francis' devotion to San Lorenzo de Almagro isn't just a nostalgic footnote — it's a window into the soul of a pope who knew ...

Ines San Martin is an Argentine journalist writing for OSV News from Rome. She is vice president of communications at the ...

Pope Francis had a lifelong passion for football, from supporting San Lorenzo and organising peace-promoting matches to ...