Pope Francis had a lifelong passion for football, ... You can’t have fun alone,” the pope told a crowd of Italian youth, soccer players and coaches at the Vatican in 2019.

“Football is a team sport. You can’t have fun alone,” the pope told a crowd of Italian youth, football players and coaches at the Vatican in 2019.

The football club dear to Pope Francis' heart, San Lorenzo, has joined hands with the rest of the world to mourn the death of the late pontiff, who died aged 88.

Pope Francis had a lifelong passion for football, ... You can’t have fun alone,” the pope told a crowd of Italian youth, soccer players and coaches at the Vatican in 2019.