After the FIFA scandal news reaching that Vatican will not accept the donations from South American soccer federation CONMEBOL for a charity sponsored by Pope Francis, following the corruption charges lay against officials at the sport's global governing body FIFA last month.
Archbishop Marcelo Sanchez sent a letter to CONMEBOL, the Argentine Football Association and a local TV company saying it was suspending an agreement signed in April. Vatican spokesman Father Federico Lombardi also confirmed a report in Argentine newspaper Infobae.
The deal to support the Vatican's education and sports charity Scholas would have seen CONMEBOL donate $10,000 for every goal scored in the Copa America.
A total of 54 goals were scored at the last tournament in 2011. A similar number in Chile would have raised £540,000 for the Vatican.
'Given the well-known public events that have happened since May 27, I have decided to suspend the application of the agreement until otherwise informed. Please abstain from making any money deposits,' said the archbishop's letter, cited by Infobae.
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