Pope Francis was born Jorge Mario Bergoglio into an Italian migrant family in Buenos Aires in 1936, at a time when soccer had already become Argentina’s most popular sport, said author Jimmy Burns, ...

Top-flight soccer matches in Italy and Argentina ... popular. People follow you, and not just on the field but also off it," he said. "That’s a social responsibility." Francis often hailed ...

World champions Argentina maintained first place in the ... Christian and Alexis chat with CBS Sports’ Lisa Carlin about NWSL adding a 2nd division and why it might not be a good idea.