The reception of the English club Arsenal against the Dutch PSV Eindhoven, from the second day of Group A of the European Football League, postponed by the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II, was scheduled for October 20 this Wednesday, UEFA announced. .
The meeting was originally scheduled for Thursday, but was called off due to “serious constraints on police resources and organizational problems” in London, due to Britain’s national mourning.
“The programming of the match was possible after the decision of the Premier League to postpone the match between Arsenal and Manchester City, which would be played on October 19,” explained those responsible for the body that governs European football.
Queen Elizabeth II died at the age of 96 at Balmoral Castle in Scotland, after more than 70 years of the longest reign in UK history.
Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Windsor was born on April 21, 1926 in London and became Queen of England in 1952, at age 25, after the death of her father, George VI, who took over when his brother abdicated.
After the death of the monarch, his eldest son assumed, at the age of 73, the functions of king as Carlos III.
Source: TSF
