Prince Philip dies: sport is respected

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The world of sports paid tribute on Friday after the death of 99-year-old Prince Philip.

The English Football Association was one of those to pay tribute, while a two-minute silence was observed at the cricket matches of the English county championship and at the Grand National horse racing meeting.

Buckingham Palace announced the death of HRH the Duke of Edinburgh on Friday.

“We have sent our deepest condolences to Her Majesty the Queen and our President, HRH the Duke of Cambridge, following the transfer of HRH the Duke of Edinburgh.” said the FA on Twitter.

“As a mark of our respect, all @ WembleyStadium and St. George’s Park flags will fly at half mast.”

A later statement confirmed that, following the directions of the royal house and His Majesty’s government, “all football teams this evening and over the weekend [10-11 April] may continue at the discretion of the competition organizers. The FA requested that black bracelets be worn and a minute of silence be observed before the matches were played.

Various football clubs paid tribute just like old and current players included Liverpool legend Sir Kenny Dalglish i Tottenham striker Harry Kane.

Tottenham Hotspur coach Jose Mourinho also paid tribute during his press conference on Friday.

“I’m sorry because I just read some sad news about Prince Felipe,” Mourinho said. “I would like to express my condolences to the royal family and be very honest and say that I have deep, deep, deep respect for the royal family. I think not only will this country share these feelings because I am not English and I know many like me , we have the utmost respect, so I am sorry to leave your question with this.

“I feel sad for Prince Philip’s personal departure because I only have positive feelings for the meaning of family. I’m sorry. Unfortunately, it’s life and we have to move on.”

Prince Philip was more closely associated with cricket, as president for two terms at the Marylebone Cricket Club, based in Lord, which is considered the guardian of the laws of the game.

Philip handed over the Lord’s Taverners ECB Trophy to English cricket champions for 43 years until he retired from royal duties in 2017.

The Cricket Board of England and Wales remembered him as “a lifelong and talented cricket fan around the world during his playing days”.

“His passion for the game we all love was well known and the trophies handed out to the men’s and women’s county champions are a tribute to his dedication to our sport,” said ECB President Ian Watmore. “We owe him a great debt for his support and passion for many decades.”

Philip was an honorary member of the MCC and the Jockey Club, owner of racecourses in Britain.

The silent tribute to horse racing was held before the start of the second day of the Grand National meeting in Aintree.

The flags were lowered at half-mast at Liverpool Racecourse, as they were in London at Wembley Stadium, which is the national stadium of English football.

The husband of Queen Elizabeth II, Philip spent more than seven decades supporting his wife in her role.

Her life spanned almost a century of European history, beginning with her birth as a member of the Greek royal family and ending as Britain’s longest-lived consort during a turbulent reign in which the millennial monarchy vanished. see itself forced to reinvent itself for the 21st century.

He was known to have fulfilled more than 20,000 royal commitments to further British interests at home and abroad. He led hundreds of charities, founded programs that helped British schoolchildren take part in challenging outdoor adventures, and played a prominent role in raising the couple’s four children, including their eldest son, Prince Charles, the heir to the throne.

Prince Philip spent a month in hospital earlier this year before being released on March 16 to return to Windsor Castle.

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