Explained: The impact on the UK football calendar following the death of Queen Elizabeth II. 📝 PJBuckingham
Manchester United’s players wore black armbands as they lost to Real Sociedad on Thursday night issued a statement on Thursday night offering its “sincere condolences to The Royal Family and citizens of the United Kingdom and Commonwealth realms” but has not yet offered further comment on whether the 10 qualified British teams’ involvement in the group phases of the Champions League,The Premier League is scheduled to play its final round of games before the last pre-World Cup international...
For all the UK government will allow each sport to make its own decisions for the scheduling of games over the coming days, there are the practicalities of policing fixtures to consider when weighing up if games can go ahead. Football’s approach is in contrast to other UK sports. Both the Rugby Football Union and Rugby Football League have confirmed that games scheduled for Saturday and Sunday will go ahead as planned, while the horse racing calendar will also resume with the running of the St Leger at Doncaster in a rearranged meet on Sunday.
George VI’s death in 1952, which meant Elizabeth II ascended to the throne at the age of 25, did not interrupt the football calendar. Fourties were played on the evening of the King’s passing, while a full round of fixtures followed three days later on the Saturday.
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