Tag: Queen Elizabeth II

Arsenal's English midfielder Emile Smith Rowe celebrates after scoring the opening goal of the English Premier League football match between Arsenal and Brentford at the Emirates Stadium in London on February 19, 2022. (Photo by IAN KINGTON / AFP via Getty Images)

Arsenal vs Brentford to go ahead with new kick-off time

Arsenal's game against Tottenham on 1 October looked like it would be the next match after the Queen's death was announced at half-time of the game against FC Zurich on Thursday but the game against Brentford will go ahead with a rearranged kick-off time.
Arsenal's Spanish manager Mikel Arteta (2L) stands with his coaching team during the English Premier League football match between Arsenal and Aston Villa at the Emirates Stadium in London on August 31, 2022. - (Photo by ADRIAN DENNIS/AFP via Getty Images)

Arsenal vs PSV Eindhoven postponed

Arsenal were hopeful their match against PSV Eindhoven on Thursday would go ahead as planned but the fixture has now been postponed due to the availability of police resources.
NAPIER, NEW ZEALAND - SEPTEMBER 10: A tribute is paid to the late Queen Elizabeth II before the round six Bunnings NPC match between Hawke's Bay and Southland at McLean Park, on September 10, 2022, in Napier, New Zealand. (Photo by Kerry Marshall/Getty Images)

Fans not trusted: Why football was cancelled following death of Queen

Football fans are not trusted to show appropriate respect to the memory of the Queen and that's why football is the only sport to be cancelled this weekend, according to a report in Saturday's Daily Mail.
London, UNITED KINGDOM: Britain's Queen Elizabeth II meets with Arsenal chairman Peter Hill-Wood and manager Arsene Wenger (R) at Buckingham Palace, 15 February 2007. Queen Elizabeth II hosted Arsenal footballers in a teatime fixture at Buckingham Palace 15 February to make up for her having to forfeit opening their new ground last November because of a bad back. The 80-year-old monarch invited the English Premiership club's players and staff to the palace for a tour of the State Apartments before their gathering in the Bow Room. AFP PHOTO / PA / Fiona Hanson

Arsenal’s games against Everton and Manchester City off as football is cancelled

Arsenal's match against Everton will not take place this weekend as all football in England is cancelled, from the Premier League down to the National League, while the women's season opener against Manchester City will also not take place.
BATH, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 13: In this photo illustration, £1 coins are seen with the new £10 note on October 13, 2017 in Bath, England. Currency experts have warned that as the uncertainty surrounding Brexit continues, the value of the British pound, which has remained depressed against the US dollar and the euro since the UK voted to leave in the EU referendum, is likely to fluctuate. (Photo Illustration by Matt Cardy/Getty Images)

Players warned isolation tweets ‘not the best look’

Premier League players have been warned against posting lavish pictures of themselves in self-isolation as the predictable and tiresome backlash over footballer's pay takes hold.