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Pope’s fandom of Argentina soccer club fuels superstition that membership number foretold his death
Pope Francis, born Jorge Mario Bergoglio, attended San Lorenzo matches as a child with his Italian immigrant father and ...
Buenos Aires Times2d
Not so saintly behaviour at Pope’s beloved San Lorenzo
An unseemly mess has broken out at Francis’ favourite football club – it is impossible to escape the irony that this storm ...
Santa Cruz Sentinel on MSN9h
San Lorenzo Park Neighbors’ ‘Day in the Park’ celebrates its second year
Community members from across Santa Cruz County gathered in San Lorenzo Park Saturday to enjoy live music, free food and ...
Death of football-loving Pope comes as president of club he supported faces corruption claims
For supporters of one football club in Argentina, the Pope's death has been especially hard to take, as Francis himself was a lifelong fan, and it comes as San Lorenzo's president is accused of ...
The pope who loved football: How Francis brought the beautiful game to the Vatican
Pope Francis had a lifelong passion for football, from supporting San Lorenzo and organising peace-promoting matches to ...
YEN.com.gh on MSN4d
President of top club reportedly spotted taking $30K to sign a player
San Lorenzo president Marcelo Moretti is caught on camera accepting a $30,000 bribe for a youth player transfer, sparking a ...