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The Premier League and English Football League person postponed this weekend's circular of fixtures pursuing the Queen's decease connected Thursday.
The quality comes aft Queen Elizabeth II's passing connected Thursday, with the state present successful a authorities of nationalist mourning.
In a statement, the Premier League said: "At a gathering this morning, Premier League clubs paid tribute to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.
"To honour her bonzer beingness and publication to the nation, and arsenic a people of respect, this weekend's Premier League lucifer circular volition beryllium postponed, including Monday evening's game.
"Richard Masters, Premier League Chief Executive, said: "We and our clubs would similar to wage tribute to Her Majesty's agelong and unwavering work to our country.
"As our longest-serving monarch, she has been an inspiration and leaves down an unthinkable bequest pursuing a beingness of dedication.
"This is simply a tremendously bittersweet clip for not conscionable the federation but besides for the millions of radical astir the satellite who admired her, and we articulation unneurotic with each those successful mourning her passing."
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"Further updates regarding Premier League fixtures during the play of mourning volition beryllium provided successful owed course."
In their statement, the EFL said: "Further to discussions connected Friday greeting it has been determined that each EFL fixtures from 9-10 September volition beryllium postponed arsenic a people of respect by the National Sport to the passing of HRH Queen Elizabeth II.
"This is aligned with the attack that the Premier League and the FA volition instrumentality with their competitions this weekend. Further information, successful respect of however football, Clubs and their supporters volition commemorate Her Majesty's reign volition beryllium confirmed astatine an due point.
"Details regarding rearranged games volition beryllium announced successful owed course."
