Following the passing of Queen Elizabeth II, the Premier League and EFL have not yet announced if the entire slate of games scheduled for Saturday and Sunday would be postponed.
According to a statement released by Buckingham Palace on Thursday afternoon, the Queen had passed away at Balmoral. She was 96 years old.
The Football League’s governing body will meet with representatives from the government and the larger sports community to consider whether or not games would be postponed, according to a statement on the EFL website, and no decision will be made until then.
Premier League has not yet provided a response.
The EFL’s chair, Rick Parry, stated: “Today, the EFL was deeply saddened to hear of the passing of Her Majesty, The Queen Elizabeth II.
“Over a 70-year reign, Her Majesty proudly served the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth with distinction.
“The Queen had a keen interest in sport including football. Her Majesty attended numerous FA Cup Finals throughout her reign and was an advocate for our national sport through her many years of service.
“The Monarch was at Wembley Stadium in 1966 for perhaps our national game’s most famous moment to present captain Bobby Moore with the Jules Rimet Trophy after England beat West Germany to win the World Cup.
“On behalf of the League and its Clubs, we join the rest of the nation and people across the world in mourning the passing of our Queen, Elizabeth II.
”The thoughts of everybody at the EFL and our Clubs are with the Royal Family at this sad time for our country.”
