From meetings with Diego Maradona to the passion for his beloved Buenos Aires club, San Lorenzo, Pope Francis was an avid soccer fan.

The family of Ecuadorian soccer player Jackson Rodriguez was rescued after being kidnapped from their home in the coastal ...

Police say the family of Ecuadorian soccer player Jackson Rodríguez has been rescued after being kidnapped from their home in ...

A cardiologist testified that Diego Maradona was considered a "high-risk patient" and said that the authorities at the clinic ...

Pope Francis had a lifelong passion for football, from supporting San Lorenzo and organising peace-promoting matches to ...

Pope Francis' passion for soccer was evident throughout his pontificate. But Francis, who died Monday at 88, also turned to ...