Italy's Serie A matches postponed after death of Pope Francis

The date for the rearranged fixtures will be announced at a later date.

MATCHES POSTPONED: Italy’s top-flight soccer league Serie A has postponed all of Monday's fixtures following the death of Pope Francis.  Pic: Christopher Furlong/Getty Images

Italy’s top-flight soccer league Serie A has postponed all of Monday's fixtures following the death of Pope Francis.

Pope Francis, the first Latin American leader of the Roman Catholic Church and a lifelong soccer fan has died, the Vatican said in a video statement on Monday. He was 88, and had survived a serious bout of double pneumonia.