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.

Brian Carlson will no longer be the head coach of the Pope John football program, the school announced in an email to the parents and players in its junior program on Friday.

“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.

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.