Pope Francis was already 88 years old. For many months, information has appeared about his difficult health situation. Recently, however, it seemed that the clergyman had improved. On Sunday, Franciszek showed himself to the faithful and gave them blessing. He also met with the US Vice President.
Ekstraklasa will commemorate Pope Francis. There is a decision
On Monday morning the Pope died. His death shook the world – also the football. Italian Serie A decided to cancel all Monday matches. This decision met with mixed reactions. Many fans did not hide their dissatisfaction.
Polish fans were waiting for the Premier League's decision – the more that the first game As planned, he was supposed to start at 12:15. Authorities league They did not decide to cancel today's meetings. Pope Francis will only be commemorated with a minute of silence.
“In connection with the death of Pope Francis, the remaining matches of the 29th round of PKO Bank Polski Ekstraklasa will be preceded by a minute of silence,” the Ekstraklasa said.
It looked completely different 20 years ago. Premature information about the death of John Paul II meant that the day before it was interrupted by the match Lech Poznań – Pogoń Szczecin. Such a decision was demanded by fans gathered at the stadium. When on April 2 at 21:37 the Polish pope actually died, the other Ekstraklasa matches were dismissed and postponed to another date.
Today's matches: Puszcza Niepołomice – Radomiak Radom, Jagiellonia Białystok – Zagłębie Lubin, Legia Warsaw – Lechia Gdańsk and Lech Poznań – Cracovia, will take place as planned. The first meeting will start at 12:15. We encourage you to track Ekstraklasa matches in Sport.pl and in the Sport.pl Live mobile application.