Two amateur football teams have been slammed as "despicable" after they played a match on the weekend after the Queen died. The FA had called for all games in England - even those at grassroot level - to be cancelled as a mark of respect following the death of the 96-year-old monarch on Thursday, September 8.
The two teams, both based in Sheffield, are now being investigated, with league bosses vowing that they will be "dealt with in the strongest possible terms." Get the latest news from WalesOnline sent straight to your inbox for free by signing up to our newsletters.
The day following the Queen's death, Sheffield International FC tweeted that its scheduled match would be played as a friendly instead, despite the Sheffield and District Fair Play League ordering all matches to be cancelled, Sky News reports. However, after complaining that someone had "snitched on" them, the team announced that the friendly game was off and they would run a training session instead.
