AP Spotlight Pope Leo XIV casts doubt on which soccer club he supports during audience with Italian champ Napoli ANDREW DAMPF AP Sports Writer May 27, 2025 May 27, 2025 Updated Nov 30, 2025 0 Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save VATICAN CITY — That Pope Leo XIV is a Chicago White Sox fan and likes to play tennis has already been established.kAm%96 >@DE AC6DD:?8 DA@CED BF6DE:@? 7@C >2?J =@42=D :?D:56 E96 '2E:42? 2?5 DFCC@F?5:?8 xE2=J 4@?46C?:?8 E96 7:CDE p>6C:42? A@A6 C6>2:?D 2 >JDE6CJ[ E9@F89]k^AmkAms@6D {6@ DFAA@CE 2? xE2=:2? D@446C 4=F3nk^AmkAm{6@ 42DE 5@F3E @? E96 2DDF>AE:@? 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