--- title: Premier League Postpones Matches to Mourn Queen Elizabeth II description: Soccer’s most popular league suspends all its weekend fixtures as Britain enters 10 days of mourning after the death of its monarch. canonical: https://time.com/6212085/premier-league-fixtures-queen-elizabeth-ii-death/ author: Amy Gunia article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2022-09-09T09:54:48.000Z article:modified_time: 2023-12-11T22:10:05.000Z article:section: Sports og:title: Premier League Postpones Matches to Mourn Queen Elizabeth II og:description: All of the weekend’s fixtures have been postponed as Britain enters 10 days of mourning after the death of its monarch. og:url: https://time.com/6212085/premier-league-fixtures-queen-elizabeth-ii-death/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt203c10b9f61db2a8/698a354a096a94a2e96aced7/queen-elizabeth-ii-premier-league.jpg?branch=production&width=1024&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1024 og:image:height: 576 og:image:alt: queen-elizabeth-ii-premier-league og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Premier League Postpones Matches to Mourn Queen Elizabeth II twitter:description: All of the weekend’s fixtures have been postponed as Britain enters 10 days of mourning after the death of its monarch. twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt203c10b9f61db2a8/698a354a096a94a2e96aced7/queen-elizabeth-ii-premier-league.jpg?branch=production&width=1024&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Premier League Postpones Weekend Fixtures Following Queen Elizabeth II’s Death > Sponsored content. 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Updated: Dec 11, 2023 10:10 PM UTCPublished: Sep 9, 2022 9:54 AM UTC  Queen Elizabeth II is honored as she passed away during the UEFA Europa League match between FC Zurich and Arsenal FC on Sept. 8, 2022, in St Gallen, Switzerland. Queen Elizabeth II is honored as she passed away during the UEFA Europa League match between FC Zurich and Arsenal FC on Sept. 8, 2022, in St Gallen, Switzerland. Marcio Machado-Eurasia Sport Images/Getty Images by [Amy Gunia](https://time.com/author/amy-gunia/) ## Amy Gunia Gunia was a reporter for TIME based in Hong Kong. Updated: Dec 11, 2023 10:10 PM UTCPublished: Sep 9, 2022 9:54 AM UTC The Premier League just announced that this weekend’s fixtures will be suspended, as sporting events across Britain have been called off following [Queen Elizabeth II’s death](https://time.com/4619423/queen-elizabeth-dies/) on Thursday. All 10 fixtures for the upcoming gameweek that was scheduled to begin Saturday afternoon with the London derby between Chelsea and Fulham and conclude with the Monday night match between Leeds United and Nottingham Forest will be rescheduled. “This 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,” Richard Masters, the league’s chief executive, said in a [statement](https://www.premierleague.com/news/2786560) on Friday. The United Kingdom has entered 10 days of national mourning, which will culminate with [the Queen’s funeral](https://time.com/6212038/queen-elizabeth-ii-funeral-mourning-updates/). **Read More**: [_‘We Will Never Have Another Quite Like Her.’ How the U.K. Is Mourning Queen Elizabeth II’s Death_](https://time.com/6211949/uk-mourns-queen-elizabeth-ii/) There is no obligation to cancel or postpone sporting events, according to Buckingham Palace’s[ National Mourning Guidance](https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment%5Fdata/file/1103597/The%5Fdemise%5Fof%5FHer%5FMajesty%5FQueen%5FElizabeth%5FII-%5FNational%5FMourning%5FGuidance%5F.pdf). But several sports organizations appear to have taken it upon themselves to suspend competitions following the death of the Queen on Thursday at the age of 96. The English Football League, which oversees the country’s lower soccer divisions and had already [postponed](https://www.efl.com/news/2022/september/efl-statement-friday-fixtures-postponed/) two matches scheduled for Friday “as a mark of respect,” will also [reschedule](https://www.efl.com/news/2022/september/efl-statement-weekend-fixtures-postponed/) its remaining Saturday and Sunday fixtures. And the governing body for soccer in Northern Ireland [announced](https://www.irishfa.com/news/2022/september/irish-fa-statement-weekend-fixtures) that all of this weekend’s matches would be postponed. In cycling, the Tour of Britain organizers canceled the sixth stage of the race, due to take place on Friday. > [](https://twitter.com/TourofBritain/status/1567965924522659843) The second day of the third and deciding cricket test between England and South Africa on Friday was suspended as a mark of respect, [according to Reuters](https://www.reuters.com/lifestyle/sports/sporting-events-cancelled-after-queen-elizabeth-dies-2022-09-08/). The [British Horseracing Authority](https://twitter.com/BHAHorseracing/status/1567933530977751041) also suspended all events for two days. The [BMW PGA Championship](https://twitter.com/BMWPGA) in Surrey, England, meanwhile announced suspended play on Thursday and Friday. Three Premier League teams played in European competitions on Thursday, with fans observing a moment of silence at half time in Switzerland during the Europa League match between Arsenal and FC Zurich that had already kicked off before the news of the Queen’s passing. **Read More**: [_The Surprising Ways Queen Elizabeth Has Become a Cultural Icon_](https://time.com/4026930/queen-elizabeth-reign-fashion-influence/) Later in the evening in England, Manchester United’s players wore black armbands in their Europa League match against Real Sociedad, while fans of West Ham United sung “God Save the Queen” in tribute before a match against Romanian club FCSB in the Europa Conference League. --- ### More from TIME --- Soccer, referred to as football in the U.K., is the country’s most popular sport. And the [Premier League](https://www.premierleague.com/news/2721226), which celebrates its 30th anniversary this year, is the most popular soccer league in the world, broadcast to 800 million homes in 188 countries. The Premier League, which has 35 million followers on [Twitter](https://twitter.com/premierleague/status/1567930659993264130), posted a message to its account following the Queen’s death. “The Premier League is deeply saddened to hear of the passing of Her Majesty The Queen, Elizabeth II. 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