The Football Supporters’ Association have described this weekend’s cancellation of fixtures as an ‘opportunity missed’ for fans to pay their respects to the Queen. Following the passing of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, a decision has been made to postpone all Premier League and Football League fixtures planned for this weekend and Monday night.
The decision was taken as a mark of respect, to honour the Queen’s life and contribution to the country. However, a number of other sports such as rugby league, rugby union, cricket and horse racing have announced plans to go ahead this weekend.
It’s a decision that seems to have divided opinion and the FSA have released a statement to voice their disappointment that matches will not be going ahead as planned this weekend. The organisation suggest that football games would have provided supporters with the perfect opportunity and platform to pay tribute to the monarch, who had 70 years on the throne before passing away at the age of 96.
