Libertadores and South American will have a minute of silence in honor of Pope Francis - Global Happenings

The South American Football Confederation (CONMEBOL) arranged a minute of silence before the start of all the matches under its organization in memory of Pope Francis.

As in the whole League this day, before the meeting began, a minute of silence was observed because of the Pope’s death. During the seconds that the tribute lasted, most of the stadium remained silent while it sounded a funeral melody projected from the stadium’s PA.

The penultimate match of the season in league in San Mamés began with a minute of silence in memory of Pope Francis, who died on Monday at 88 years of age. Like the rest of the stadiums of LaLiga this day, 'La Catedral' kept respect just before the ball rolled to fulfill a respectful minute of silence in memory of the Pontiff. They heard still shy and isolated whistles from the animation area while the rest of the camp kept silent waiting for th…

The South American Confederation of Football (CONMEBOL) has established that a minute of silence will be observed before the start of all the games it organizes, in tribute to Pope Francis. In a statement issued on Tuesday, April 22, the entity stressed that “his humility, his message of peace and his passion for football will leave [...] The post There will be a minute of silence in Libertadores matches due to the death of the pope appeared fir…

Libertadores and South American will have a minute of silence in honor of Pope Francis - Global Happenings

Measure will cover the games of the third round of the two tournaments, which starts this Tuesday (22) and ends on Thursday (24) Alberto Pizzoli / AFPPope died on Monday (21) The group stage matches of the Copa Libertadores and from South American Cup this week will have a minute of silence in honor of the Pope Francisannounced Conmebol on Tuesday (22). “Conmebol reports that, in all matches organized by the institution, a minute of silence wil…

This week's Copa Libertadores and Copa Sudamericana group stage matches will feature a minute of silence in honor of Pope Francis, Conmebol announced this Tuesday (22). “Conmebol informs that, in every match organized by the institution, a minute of silence will be observed in memory of His Holiness, Pope Francis,” it said in a statement. The governing body of South American soccer stated that in this way it joins “the condolences to say goodbye…