Eamon Dunphy said the Premier League made the right decision cancelling football and praised the Queen for her efforts in achieving peace in Ireland.
Dunphy was writing in Saturday's Irish Daily Star and believed that the festival feel of football with its celebration and often drinking culture may not have struck the right chord when remembering the Queen.
He wrote: "I wasn’t sure that they would do so, as there is so much money around the games.
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"It’s refreshing, then, that they made the correct decision, when there was a lot of pressure from many to give the games the green light.
"If the games went ahead, there would have been hundreds of thousands at matches all over the country.
"They’d be drinking before and after the game, singing in the ground and celebrating goals and victories.
"What kind of message would that send out? It would have struck a very jarring note.
"We mightn’t like to admit it, either, but there is an element to soccer supporters that you can’t trust either.
"Would everyone have respected a minute’s silence before games?"
Dunphy passionately wrote about his love for England having moved over there and praised Queen Elizabeth for her work in helping restoring peace in Ireland.
He said: "I firmly believe the Queen did a lot of good during her life — not least when it comes to Ireland. She was an important figure in achieving peace and reconciliation on this island."
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