EFL Leads Sporting Tributes Following Death Of Queen Elizabeth II

September 8, 2022 James Gregory Championship, League One, League Two 2

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English Football League (EFL) have led sporting tributes following the death of Great Britain’s longest-reigning monarch, Queen Elizabeth II who has died aged 96.

Queen Elizabeth II (8 September) passed away “peacefully” at Balmoral, Scotland according to a statement from Buckingham Palace, with her eldest son – Charles now assuming the role of King Charles III.

Upon confirmation of her death, EFL Chairman, Rick Parry issued a public statement expressing sadness as he commented: “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.โ€ฏ”

Parry went on to reflect on the Queen’s close connections with football and sport as he continued: “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 gameโ€™s most famous moment to present captain Bobby Moore with the Jules Rimet Trophy after England beat West Germany to win the World Cup.”

Parry proceeded to conclude his statement by sending condolsences to the Royal Family as he added: “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.”

On the subject of this weekend’s fixtures and those scheduled across the national period of mourning over the next 10 days, Parry iterated that considerations will be discussed with UK Government and other sports with “an appropriate announcement” to be made in due course.

The Premier League also issued their own tribute acknowledging how “deeply saddened” the organisation is concerning Queen Elizabeth II’s death.

Tributes soon flowed in from across football with Manchester City’s Ilkay Gundogan, England’s Beth Mead and Raheem Sterling amongst those to pay tribute.

UEFA President, Aleksander Ceferin meanwhile issued the following statement on behalf of UEFA: “UEFA and European football are truly saddened by the passing away of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, one of the worldโ€™s most-respected figures.

“Our thoughts are with her family and the President of the English Football Association, Prince William, as well as with the citizens of the United Kingdom and Commonwealth realms.”

FIFA meanwhile described the Queen’s death as the loss of a “lifelong supporter.”

“Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth IIโ€™s passing is a huge loss to football, to our society, and to the world,โ€ commented FIFA President Gianni Infantino, as he issued a formal tribute in which he spoke of her impact inside and outside of football, as he said:

โ€œTo our sport, the Queen was present in Englandโ€™s proudest footballing moment, when she presented the Jules Rimet trophy to Bobby Moore after winning the 1966 FIFA World Cup on home soil, and her support for football spans a lifetime.

“To society, the Queen was a Head of State for a number of FIFAโ€™s Member Associations, and was an active patron of football across the United Kingdom and a supporter of our sport throughout the Commonwealth.

“To the world, our football community laments the loss of a global leader who engaged and encouraged everyone she met, and on behalf of football across the world, our thoughts are with the royal family at this most difficult time.”

Outside of Football, many other sports including F1 paid tribute to Queen Elizabeth II, with Alpine F1 Team issuing the following statement:

“BWT Alpine F1 Team deeply mourns the passing of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. For more than 70 years Her Majesty has selflessly devoted her life to serving her kingdom and her people with dignity. She has inspired many generations across the world to act with tolerance, kindness and poise.

“The team expresses its deepest sympathy and condolences to her family.

“We are proud to be a part of the United Kingdom community and to have many British and Commonwealth citizens in our workforce. We thank her for life-long devotion and pride in serving the country.”

F1 CEO, Stefano Domenicali meanwhile issued a statement on the behalf of the sport’s organisation as he said: โ€œFormula 1 mourns the passing of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.

โ€œFor more than seven decades she dedicated her life to public service with dignity and devotion and inspired so many around the world. Formula 1 sends its deepest condolences to the Royal Family and to the people of the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth.โ€

Further tributes across motorsport followed led by Mercedes’ George Russell and Red Bull.

Away from Football and Motorsport, further tributes were paid from across various sports, including Team GB Olympics Team and Canada Rugby, given the Queen’s status across the world.

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