Dylan Bettencourt
Uefa, Europe’s football governing body, has rejected a request from British clubs to play God Save the King before the midweek fixtures.
Manchester City, Chelsea and Rangers requested that the United Kingdom national anthem plays after a minute’s silence in honour of the late Queen Elizabeth II, The Times reported.
“There will be no anthems played,” Uefa said in a statement.
“This is to maintain a consistent pre-match ceremony with a subdued atmosphere and without any celebratory activities across all UK venues to show respect.”
Only games involving British teams will hold a minute’s silence and wear black armbands.
A shortage of police resources has seen fixtures amended. The Rangers fixture against Napoli only had away fans in order to manage the crowd.
Officers from Glasgow in Scotland have been used at state events, following the Queen’s death last Thursday.
Several fixtures across the UK have been postponed due to a lack of police resources as league organisations fear crowd trouble.
All Premier League and English Football League fixtures were postponed last weekend as a mark of respect for the Queen.
Fans continue to criticise decisions to postpone fixtures as a way of honouring the Queen.
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