U n EFA will honour Pope Francisescu with a minute of silence in the semifinals of the Champions League

U n The EFA has announced that a minute of silence will be held in memory of Pope Francisescu before all semi-finals of clubs competitions to be held next week, while European football honours what the organisation describes as a “lights of hope for all humanity. ”

This moment of reflection will take place before the first men's Champions League semifinals, scheduled from April 29th to May 1st, and will also be held before this week's Youth League matches, UEFA Yemenques Champions League, Europe League and Conference League, reports Express, broadcast Periscope.

The list of matches included the confrontings of Inter and Fiorentina in transfers to Barcelona and Batis Seville, respectively.

This decision comes after Papa Francescu's death on Monday, causing deep arms from leaders worldwide including UEFA President Alexander Cefer, who praised Pope Francis's legacy in an official statement.

“pa Francescu was a light of hope for all mankind in these times of war and difficulties,” said Ceferin.

A human being who will now remain an orphan without such a hardworking and powerful voice that always stood up for the poor, the humble, and the helpless, to seek respect, honesty and equality, and to pray for peace, which always seemed distant but always desired by the heart of the world. ”

A minute of silence has also been held before all the matches of Serie A and the Coppa Italy held this week. Moreover, matches originally scheduled for Saturday have been postponed to ensure that no professional match is played on Pope Francis' funeral day, which will be held Saturday morning in Rome. /Periscope/