Soccer-Italy's Serie A matches postponed after death of Pope Francis

FILE PHOTO: Pope Francis is silhouetted against a window light at the end of a meeting with Equatorial Guinea's President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo at the Vatican October 25, 2013. REUTERS/Max Rossi/File Photo

(Reuters) -Italy's top-flight soccer league Serie A has postponed all of Monday's fixtures following the death of Pope Francis, and the four games will now be played on Wednesday.

The country's Olympic committee has also asked for all sporting events to be suspended.