There will be no football in England during the funeral of Prince Philip on Saturday, who died at the age of 99 on Friday. The FA decided that after consultation with the British royal family.
The funeral will begin at 4:00 pm. There will be no games between 3:45 PM and 5:15 PM. The day of the 32nd match in the English Premier League between Wolverhampton and Sheffield United will now start at 9:15 am instead of 4:00 pm. Nothing will change for Wembley (6:30 pm) between Newcastle-West Ham (kick-off 1:30 PM) and Chelsea and Manchester City in the FA Cup semi-finals.
The decision mainly affects the couple in the lower divisions. Clubs are asked to choose a new starting time in mutual consultation. If there was no agreement, the FA would take the plunge.
Players will wear mourning bands in all matches and a minute’s silence will be maintained before the start.
The schedule is also being changed in Scotland, where the fourth round of cup football continues next weekend. And not only the football world is mourning Prince Philip. Rugby and equestrian associations, among others, have also announced that there will be no match during the funeral.
(Belgian)
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