Italy's top-flight Serie A soccer league has postponed Saturday's three fixtures until Sunday due to Pope Francis' funeral being held that day in Rome, it said on Tuesday. Earlier media reports had su

Italian top flight Serie A has postponed Saturday's three fixtures until Sunday due to Pope Francis' funeral being held that day in Rome, the league said on Tuesday.

Serie A, the top football league in Italy, has postponed all of its scheduled fixtures on Monday following the death of Pope Francis. The Vatican announced earlier on Monday morning that Pope Francis had passed away at the age of 88.