Queen Elizabeth II dead: the Premier League suspends the football event for the third time in history

The Premier League English announced on Friday that it had postponed the seventh day of this weekend “out of respect” for the death of Queen Elizabeth II.

“To honor his extraordinary life and his contribution to the nationand as a sign of respect, this weekend’s Premier League matches will be postponed, including that on Monday evening “, reads a press release from the competition.

Furthermore, he announced that the calendars of the next few days that will take place during the national mourning period will be updated in due course.

The head of the Premier, Riccardo MaestriHe noted that clubs wish to “pay tribute to Her Majesty’s long and unwavering service to our country.

“As the longest serving monarch, she was an inspiration and leaves an incredible legacy after a life of dedication. It is a very sad time not only for the nation, but for the millions of people around the world who have admired her, and we join those who mourn his death, “he said.

This Saturday would take place the matches of Fulham-Chelsea, Bournemouth-Brighton, Leicester-Aston Villa, Liverpool-Wolverhampton, Southampton-Brentford and Manchester City-Tottenham; Arsenal-Everton, West Ham-Newcastle and Crystal Palace-Manchester United matches on Sunday; and Monday Leeds-Nottingham.

This determination comes after the matches of the European competitions (Europa League and Conference League) with British teams involved this Thursday.

Other historical cases

There have been only two events in history that have marked the complete suspension of football. The first was during the Second World War, which saw the British country as the absolute protagonist from the very beginning of the war actions. The second case was closer in time, in March 2020, when the coronavirus pandemic broke out.

After the death of Elizabeth II, what happened after the tragic death of Lady Di, who recently celebrated 25 years, was also remembered. On that day, 31 August 1997, a match was played between Liverpool and Newcastle, which was suspended and played the following day.

Last year, in April, Prince Philip, consort of the Queen and Duke of Edinburgh, died. On that occasion, the Premier decided to observe a minute of silence to honor the figure of him, closely linked to football, even if no match has been postponed.

With information from Agencies