For this weekend, Manchester City – Tottenham Hotspur and Crystal Palace – Manchester United are in the program of the most watched competition in the world. The first round of the FA Women’s Super League is also scheduled for this weekend, with Tottenham Hotspur – Manchester United as the season opener at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Saturday afternoon. The British media did not expect football to be played this weekend.
It is likely that the match will be played again on the weekend of 17 and 18 September. Due to the World Cup in Qatar at the end of this year, the playing calendar is jam-packed and there is hardly any room to catch up this year.
Ajax will play their second group game against Liverpool in the Champions League next Tuesday. It is not yet known whether the game at Anfield will be postponed. Next Thursday, Arsenal – PSV are also included in the program in the Europa League.
So far it has only been confirmed that the Burnley – Norwich City and Tranmere Rovers – Stockport County matches will not take place in the English lower leagues on Friday night. A decision will be made on all remaining matches on Friday night. Prince William, Elizabeth’s grandson and successor after his father Charles, is the ceremonial chairman of the English Football Association FA.
Yesterday at 19.30 it became clear that Queen Elizabeth had died at the age of 96. Fifteen minutes later, a minute’s silence was observed before the start of the second half at FC Zurich – Arsenal (1-2) in the Europa League. Arsenal’s players happened to have played in gloomy black, but also wore mourning ribbons after the break.
This also happened in Scotland during the Conference League match between Heart of Midlothian and Basaksehir of Turkey. The players wore mourning ribbons after the break. Thursday night’s football match at the European cup tournament, which started at 9pm, continued as usual.
From the world of sports, reactions to Queen Elizabeth II’s death have been pouring in on social media. Many English football clubs and Formula 1 teams based in England offered their condolences to the bereaved.
The UK tour has been canceled following Queen Elizabeth’s death. The organization initially decided to just cancel Friday’s sixth stage. Hours later, it was announced that the Saturday and Sunday rides would also not be held. According to the organization, British police no longer have time to oversee races on the stage last weekend due to the Queen’s death.
Spaniard Gonzalo Serrano, the leader in the standings, will enter the books as the winner of the British stage race. The 28-year-old Movistar driver took the lead on Wednesday with a win in the fourth stage. “The organizers of the Tour of Britain and the teams, riders and officials involved are deeply saddened by the passing of Her Majesty The Queen,” the organization wrote in a statement posted on social media. “Our condolences to the entire royal family.”
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