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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Sport
Paul MacInnes

English football agrees to ditch match tributes for unrelated global events

Fans arrive at Wembley
The FA faced criticism two years ago deciding not to light the Wembley arch in acknowledgement of the 7 October attacks in Israel. Photograph: Tom Jenkins/The Guardian

English football authorities have agreed they will no longer hold minute’s silences or other forms of commemoration for events that do not directly relate to the game.

The decision was made jointly by the English Football League, Football Association and Premier League after the creation of a new committee, the world events working group (WEWG), to assess the sport’s response to global events such as natural disasters and terror incidents.

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