{"id":1201286,"date":"2022-09-09T11:48:22","date_gmt":"2022-09-09T11:48:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/09\/09\/epl-games-suspended-following-queens-death\/"},"modified":"2022-09-09T11:48:22","modified_gmt":"2022-09-09T11:48:22","slug":"epl-games-suspended-following-queens-death","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/09\/09\/epl-games-suspended-following-queens-death\/","title":{"rendered":"EPL games suspended following Queen&#8217;s death"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"td-post-featured-image\">\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/image_2022-09-09_110513869-696x392.png\"   alt=\"\" title=\"Ten Premier League fixtures were due to be played across Saturday, Sunday and Monday\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ten Premier League fixtures were due to be played across Saturday, Sunday and Monday<br \/>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>This weekend\u2019s Premier League and English Football League fixtures have been postponed as a mark of respect following the death of Queen Elizabeth II.<\/p>\n<p>Ten top-flight matches were scheduled across Saturday, Sunday and Monday.<\/p>\n<p>In the EFL, games were due to take place on Friday and Saturday.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/22191989129,1002554\/MGL\/mgl_ado_atunwa_300x250 --><\/p>\n<p>Also on Friday, play at golf\u2019s PGA Championship was called off, along with all British horse racing and cricket\u2019s Test between England and South Africa.<\/p>\n<p>Queen Elizabeth II, the UK\u2019s longest-serving monarch, died on Thursday aged 96, after reigning for 70 years.<\/p>\n<p>The Premier League took the decision to honour the Queen\u2019s \u201cextraordinary life and contribution to the nation\u201d and said updates on future fixtures during the period of mourning \u201cwill be provided in due course\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>The league\u2019s chief executive Richard Masters said: \u201cWe and our clubs would like to pay tribute to Her Majesty\u2019s long and unwavering service to our country.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is a tremendously sad time for not just the nation but also for the millions of people around the world who admired her, and we join together with all those in mourning her passing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The government\u2019s national mourning guidance advised that cancelling fixtures was not obligatory, leaving the decision up to individual sports.<\/p>\n<p><strong>More to follow.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>            <!--  [embed]https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=videoseries[\/embed]<!--\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>--><\/p>\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"YBK6HLPz73Y\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Our Lives Are Formed Based on The Forces in Our Minds - Badwam Nkuranhyensem on Adom TV (9-9-22)\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/YBK6HLPz73Y?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ten Premier League fixtures were due to be played across Saturday, Sunday and Monday This weekend\u2019s Premier League and English Football League fixtures have been postponed as a mark of respect following the death of Queen Elizabeth II. 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