Top-flight soccer matches in Italy and Argentina were postponed after the death of Pope Francis on Monday. The wider soccer and sports world paid homage after Francis died at 88. All sports events scheduled for Easter Monday in Italy were postponed,

Following the news of Pope Francis's death, Italian soccer league Serie A is postponing its games. The pontiff was a lifelong soccer fan, meeting with club owners, players and even fellow Argentine and soccer legend Diego Maradona.

Italy's top-flight soccer league Serie A has postponed all of Monday's fixtures following the death of Pope Francis, and the four games will now be played on Wednesday. The country's Olympic committee has also asked for all sporting events to be suspended.