On Friday morning, the Premier League, other sport and British authorities are meeting to decide whether weekend fixtures should go ahead as planned or not, reports Guard.

It has now been decided that the match, like many other sporting events, will be postponed. The Premier League reports just that Twitter.

“In honor of his life and incredible contribution to the nation and out of respect, this weekend’s round of the Premier League will be postponed. This includes Monday night matches,” the Premier League wrote.

“This is a very sad moment, not only for the nation, but for the millions of people around the world who admired him, and we join everyone in mourning his passing,” said Premier League chief executive Richard Masters in a statement. Press conference.

Further updates on matches during the mourning period will be forthcoming, informs the Premier League.

A state of mourning was declared in the United Kingdom on Friday until the Queen’s funeral.

Let the Premier League decide for itself

After the news of Queen Elizabeth II’s death came on Thursday night, it was decided that sport in the United Kingdom should have a day of mourning and some sporting events that were supposed to take place on Friday were postponed.

football writer for the British Independent, Miguel Delaney, it was announced just after 10.30 that a meeting between the parties had started. That doesn’t mean all weekend sporting events will be cancelled, Delaney said. As well as showing respect for the Queen’s death, the Premier League and other sports organizations are concerned about the safety around the event and adequate security.

This was because a huge police force was working across the country in light of the Queen’s passing.

British authorities have left the Premier League alone to decide whether this weekend’s fixtures should be postponed while there is national mourning following the death of Queen Elizabeth II.

– There is no obligation to cancel or postpone sporting events during a period of mourning. This is up to each organization. As a mark of respect, a person may want to consider canceling or postponing a funeral on the day of the funeral, but this is also not necessary, say official bereavement guidelines. published by the authorities on Friday.

According to The Guardian, there are indications from the government that the royal family does not want a longer period of time without games or other sporting events.

These games should be played in this weekend’s Premier League round:

Fulham-Chelsea

Bournemouth-Brighton

Leicester-Aston Villa

Liverpool-Wolverhampton

Southampton-Brentford

Manchester City-Tottenham

Arsenal-Everton

West Ham-Newcastle

Crystal Palace-Manchester United

Leeds-Nottingham Forest

Ireland and Scotland cancel all football

Earlier on Friday, it became clear that the Football Association in Ireland had postponed all football matches due to be played this weekend. It follows a string of other sporting events that have been canceled in Ireland as a result of the death of Queen Elizabeth II.

“In honor of the passing of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, all football-related matches this weekend in Northern Ireland and all other organized football activities at all levels have been postponed,” wrote the Football Association of Ireland in a press release on Friday, reproduced by BBC.

The Scottish Football Association also called off all elite-level matches this weekend.

It is not yet clear when Queen Elizabeth II will be buried. This could also affect the schedule in the Premier League. It is expected that there will be a funeral ten or eleven days after death, i.e. Sunday September 18th or Monday September 19th.