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Napoli soccer team's midfielder Scott McTominay, left, shakes hands with Pope Leo XIV during a papal private audience with the team in the Clementine Hall at the Vatican on May 27, 2025. (Vadican Media via AP)

Pope Leo XIV casts doubt on which soccer club he supports during audience with Italian champ Napoli

The most pressing sports question for many locals inside the Vatican and surrounding Italy concerning the first American pope — Does Leo support an Italian soccer club?

Pope meets Sinner: No. 1 player gives tennis fan Pope Leo XIV racket on Italian Open off day

The top-ranked tennis player visited the new pope on Wednesday, gave him a tennis racket and offered to play, during an off day for Sinner at the Italian Open.

 

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