Widespread reports indicate a possible 72-hour moratorium on many public events in England as a mark of respect for the longest-reigning monarch in the country’s history and in preparation for the coronation of successor King Charles III. Thus all Premier League matches on Saturday and Sunday will be postponed. If the Queen’s funeral takes place next weekend, this round will likely be postponed. However, official confirmation may not come until Friday. For now, only the English Football League matches scheduled to take place on Friday have been officially cancelled. However, there is reportedly a belief among clubs that all weekend football will be overturned. Liverpool’s midweek Champions League tie with Ajax on Tuesday is, for now at least, expected to go ahead as planned. However, there may be more cause for concern about their third and fourth European ties. After Ajax, Liverpool are set to host Rangers on October 4 before traveling to Glasgow next week. Scottish Rangers are staunch royalists whose fans sing God Save the Queen. Liverpool have a history of booing the anthem. There will also be concerns about where matches will be played if two rounds of the Premier League are postponed, given the compressed nature of the 2022-23 schedule, and it seems likely that this will be the cause of any delay in an official announcement.
