Football Pays Its Respects To Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II
The world of football pays its respects to Her Majesty The Queen who died yesterday at her home in Balmoral, Scotland.
fcbusiness pays its respects to the Queen who reigned for 70 years and died peacefully at home aged 96. God bless and may you rest in peace.
Football matches in the EFL have been postponed as have games in the Premier League scheduled for this weekend
The Queen was the Head of State for around two dozen FIFA Member Associations and was patron of the English, Scottish and Welsh Football Associations.
Sharing their thoughts football’s governing bodies posted their condolences.
The Premier League posted: “The Premier League is deeply saddened to hear of the passing of Her Majesty The Queen, Elizabeth II. Our thoughts and condolences are with The Royal Family and everyone around the world mourning the loss of Her Majesty.”
The FA, posted: “We have sent our deepest condolences to our president, HRH The Duke of Cambridge and the whole of the Royal Family following the passing of Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II. We join our nation in mourning her loss.”
EFL Chair, Rick Parry, released a statement, reading: “Today, the EFL was deeply saddened to hear of the passing of Her Majesty, The Queen Elizabeth II.
Over a 70-year reign, Her Majesty proudly served the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth with distinction.
The Queen had a keen interest in sport including football. Her Majesty attended numerous FA Cup Finals throughout her reign and was an advocate for our national sport through her many years of service.
The Monarch was at Wembley Stadium in 1966 for perhaps our national game’s most famous moment to present captain Bobby Moore with the Jules Rimet Trophy after England beat West Germany to win the World Cup.
On behalf of the League and its Clubs, we join the rest of the nation and people across the world in mourning the passing of our Queen, Elizabeth II.
The thoughts of everybody at the EFL and our Clubs are with the Royal Family at this sad time for our country.”
Sharing their condolences, FIFA president, Gianni Infantino, said: “Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II’s passing is a huge loss to football, to our society, and to the world. To our sport, the Queen was present in England’s proudest footballing moment, when she presented the Jules Rimet trophy to Bobby Moore after winning the 1966 FIFA World Cup on home soil, and her support for football spans a lifetime.
“To society, the Queen was a Head of State for a number of FIFA’s Member Associations, and was an active patron of football across the United Kingdom and a supporter of our sport throughout the Commonwealth. To the world, our football community laments the loss of a global leader who engaged and encouraged everyone she met, and on behalf of football across the world, our thoughts are with the royal family at this most difficult time.”
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