It would have been a lucrative deal. A Vatican youth charity, Scholas Occurrentes, established by Pope Francis, was to receive US$10,000 (£6,400) for each goal scored during the Copa América, the South American football championship which kicked off in Chile on 11 June, and is thought to be the world’s oldest continental football soccer competition. But the donations, which were to come from the South American Football Confederation (Conmebol), will no longer be received
18 June 2015, The Tablet
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