Football call-offs a ‘missed opportunity’ to pay tribute to Queen, says fans’ group
Sport | The Guardian
- FSA believes most fans wanted weekend games to go ahead
- It shared view with football authorities before postponements
British football has squandered an opportunity to pay tribute to the Queen by cancelling all matches this weekend, according to the Football Supporters’ Association.
Whereas sports including cricket, golf, rugby league and rugby union are going ahead, there will be no football in England this weekend, with all matches from the Premier League to grassroots level postponed after the death of Elizabeth II on Thursday. Schools’ football has also been suspended in England from Friday until Sunday with the English Schools’ Football Association advising its members not to play.
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