The world's greatest soccer stars have posted tributes to the Argentine pontiff, and the biggest homage is that his home team's new stadium will be named after him.

All sports events scheduled for Easter Monday in Italy were postponed, including including four Serie A games: Torino-Udinese; Cagliari-Fiorentina; Genoa-Lazio; and Parma-Juventus. The four games will now be played on Wednesday, the Italian league announced.

Argentina's football association postponed all fixtures on Monday to mourn Pope Francis, an ardent fan of the game and supporter of Buenos Aires' San Lorenzo team. "Argentine football says goodbye to you wrapped in deep sorrow,