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Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II passed away on Thursday and as a mark of respect, this weekend’s EPL games have been postponed.

A period of mourning will be observed from Friday until seven days after the Queen’s Funeral which is why in a meeting on Friday morning, the Premier League authorities and the teams have decided to call off Saturday and Sunday’s matches.

An official statement from the EPL read: “At a meeting this morning, Premier League clubs paid tribute to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.

“To honour her extraordinary life and contribution to the nation, and as a mark of respect, this weekend’s Premier League match round will be postponed, including Monday evening’s game.

“This is aligned with the approach that The FA and EFL will take with their competitions this weekend.

“Further updates regarding Premier League fixtures during the period of mourning will be provided in due course.”

Earlier, the British press had claimed that as per the official guidelines, there is no obligation for sports bodies to cancel events but all the major sports governing bodies in England have chosen to postpone their respective fixtures as a mark of respect.

While most people have supported this move but there are a few high-profile individuals who think otherwise.

People like Piers Morgan and Peter Crouch feel that sporting events should go on because then the fans would get a chance to pay tribute to Her Majesty with the whole world watching.

This postponement of the EPL means that most of the top-division teams will get a one-week break – barring the clubs that are playing in Europe.

Teams like Liverpool, Man City, Chelsea, Man United and a few others will return to action next week when they play their respective group games in the Champions League and the Europa League.

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