For the first time in 70 years: the England team sings "God Save the King"
The world of sports in England pays tribute to the death of the Queen, against the background of two embarrassing incidents: the commentator was suspended after he said that blacks should not mourn, outrage in Ireland over the fans who "celebrated" her death
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10/09/2022
Saturday, September 10, 2022, 9:03 p.m. Updated: 9:06 p.m.
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King Charles III in his first statement to the nation (Reuters)
England is mourning the death of Queen Elizabeth II, and of course the local sports world also reacted in an emotional way to the upheaval in the kingdom after the death of the eternal queen, when many sporting events were postponed and canceled over the weekend, including the matches in the top football leagues.
Today (Saturday), for example, the England cricket team played against South Africa, and for the first time in 70 years, the team's players sang the anthem with a small and significant change: "God Save the King", after George became the heir Crown.
However, there were also a number of controversial incidents.
For example, commentator Trevor Sinclair, a former player, was suspended by the radio network "talkSPORT" after he tweeted that "black and brown people" should not mourn the death of the Queen.
He deleted the tweet and apologized, after receiving harsh criticism - but it didn't help him and he was punished by his employers.
Sinclair's tweet was "Racism was outlawed in England in the 1960s, but it was allowed to run rampant, so why should blacks and browns mourn."
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In addition, there was an uproar in England at the weekend after fans of the Irish team Shamrock Rovers mocked the Queen's death and sang "Lizzy in the Grave" during the team's game in the Conference League.
The club apologized and condemned the "difficult" chants and stated: "This is unacceptable."
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