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Add as preferred source on GoogleSerie A postponed all Monday matches after Pope Francis' death. The Vatican confirmed his passing at 88. New fixture dates will be announced soon.
(Reuters) -Italy’s top-flight soccer league Serie A has postponed all of Monday's fixtures following the death of Pope Francis.
Pope Francis, the first Latin American leader of the Roman Catholic Church and a lifelong soccer fan has died, the Vatican said in a video statement on Monday. He was 88, and had survived a serious bout of double pneumonia.
"Following the passing of His Holiness, Lega Nazionale Professionisti Serie A can confirm that today's league games in Serie A and Primavera 1 have been postponed," the league said in a statement.
"The date of the rearranged fixtures will be announced in due course."
(Reporting by Shifa Jahan in Bengaluru; Editing by Toby Chopra)
The article discusses the postponement of Serie A matches following the death of Pope Francis.
Pope Francis was the first Latin American leader of the Roman Catholic Church and a lifelong soccer fan.
The new dates for the postponed Serie A fixtures will be announced in due course.
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