Marseille-Brest: the images of the spectacular tifo of the supporters of the OM in tribute to Pope Francis

No one has forgotten, in Marseilles, the Pope's visit in September 2023 ... and the great mass celebrated at the Vélodrome. After the funeral of the sovereign pontiff, the tribute was very real during the match OM-Brest on Sunday 28 April, 31st day of Ligue 1.

The pontiff had visited the Phocéan city in 2023, repeating this sentence: "I come to Marseilles, not to France".

OM supporters paid tribute to Pope Francis, who died on 21 April, a little more than a year and a half after the historic mass that the sovereign pontiff had given at the Vélodrome.

In September 2023, the South Winners had deployed a tifo in tribute to the sovereign pontiff during the Mass he had given in the Marseilles compound. He will be redeployed on Sunday at the close of the 31st day of Ligue 1.

The recent death of Pope Francis has moved the whole world, and football, a passion he shared throughout his life, was no exception.As part of the many tributes that have been paid to him around the planet, one of the most moving was the one that starred the hobby of the Marseille Olympian in his stadium, the Velodrome.Before the start of his match corresponding to the weekend, the followers of the marsellés club displayed an impressive typhoon …

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