Three Premier League games scheduled for this weekend have been postponed ahead of Queen Elizabeth's funeral next Monday, including Chelsea's home game against Liverpool on Sunday, the Premier League has announced.
English soccer's ruling body had already postponed all of last weekend's fixtures as a mark of respect."Seven of the 10 Premier League fixtures this weekend will be played, with three matches postponed due to events surrounding The Queen's funeral," the Premier League said in a statement.
"For the matches being played during the period of National Mourning, tributes will be paid to The Queen at Premier League stadiums." Earlier, England's Football Association and the English Football League said matches will resume as scheduled from Tuesday after the last round of fixtures were postponed following the queen's deathlast week.
That includes matches from the Women's Super League and women's Championship, FA Cup second round qualifying, women's FA Cup, the lower tiers of the English football pyramid as well as all matches across grassroots football.
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