The premier league has officially announced that the highest competition in English football will continue this coming weekend, albeit with a nuance: two matches cannot be played, Manchester United – Leeds and Chelsea – Liverpool.
This situation is due to the fact that the day on which the meetings are scheduled (Sunday, September 18) coincides with the eve of Queen Elizabeth II’s funeralwhere there are certain ceremonies held before the funeral, which cause a minimum attendance cannot be guaranteed of police authorities for both meetings, as they are scheduled to cover the security of these activities.
A decision that did not sit well with all parties, as they considered it the important ceremony is on monday, when the funeral will be held and not on Sunday, despite the fact that there are certain activities in the afternoon. In fact, for the same reason, two games that should also be played on Sunday afternoon they moved at noon so that it is played, as happens in Brentford-Arsenal and the Everton-West Hamwhich are now scheduled at 12:00 pm and 2:15 pm respectively.
The two adjourned meetings join one that has already been postponed for several days, the Brighton – Crystal Palacebecause of a railroad strike scheduled for the same day.
For the other seven games to be played, the Premier League has already decided each match Salute will be given to the Queen with minutes of silence, the representation of the national anthem and black armbands, as suggested by some entities, after the complete suspension of the previous day, which was also not received by some authorized voice of English football or both. Football Fans Association.
Source: La Verdad
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