Argentine football club San Lorenzo has announced it will name its new stadium after Pope Francis. The pontiff has supported the Buenos Aires-based team since he was a boy. San Lorenzo, one of the oldest teams in the Argentine Football Association, is planning to build a new stadium in Boedo, a working-class neighbourhood in the Argentine capital. The new venue will be built on land seized from the club during the time of military rule from 1976-1983.
Streak of success
The club announced its decision on Twitter following a meeting of its board: "Name of the future stadium on La Plata Avenue approved. It will be called: Pope Francis."
