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Liverpool Echo
Liverpool Echo
Sport
Ian Doyle

What happened to Liverpool fixtures the last time a monarch died

Liverpool are without a game this weekend following the decision of English football authorities to scrap all scheduled fixtures for the four days following the death of Queen Elizabeth II on Thursday.

The announcement of the blanket postponements on Friday - including Saturday's Premier League clash against Wolverhampton Wanderers at Anfield - has prompted heated debate given many other sports are proceeding as planned over the weekend.

The cricket Test match between England and South Africa and golf's BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth, which both saw play cancelled on Friday, have resumed on Saturday, while rugby league's Super League play-offs have continued and rugby union's Premiership opening weekend will take place.

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