rlex Posted April 10, 2021 Posted April 10, 2021 The world of sport paid its respects on Friday following the death of Prince Philip, aged 99. The English Football Association were among those to pay tribute, while a two-minute silence was held at cricket matches in England's county championship and at the Grand National horse racing meeting. Buckingham Palace announced HRH The Duke of Edinburgh's death on Friday. "We have sent our deepest condolences to Her Majesty the Queen and our president, HRH The Duke of Cambridge, following the passing of HRH The Duke of Edinburgh," the FA said on Twitter. "As a mark of our respect, all flags at @WembleyStadium and St. George's Park will fly at half-mast." A later statement confirmed that following guidance from the Royal Household and Her Majesty's Government "all football fixtures this evening and over the weekend [10-11 April] can continue at the discretion of competition organisers. The FA requested that black armbands are worn and a minute's silence is observed before matches are played. Several football clubs paid tributes as did former and current players including Liverpool legend Sir Kenny Dalglish and Tottenham striker Harry Kane. Tottenham Hotspur manager Jose Mourinho also paid tribute during his prematch news conference on Friday. "I'm sorry because I just read some sad news about Prince Philip," Mourinho said. "I would like to express my condolences to the royal family and to be very honest and say I have deep, deep, deep, the utmost respect for the royal family. I believe that is not just this country that it's going to be sharing these feelings because I am not English and I know that many like myself, we have the utmost respect, so I am sorry to stop your question with this. "I feel sad for the departure of Prince Philip on a personal basis because I have only positive feelings for the meaning of the family. I feel very sorry. Unfortunately, it is life and we have to keep going." Prince Philip was most associated with cricket, as president for two terms of the Lord's-based Marylebone Cricket Club, which is regarded as the guardian of the laws of the game. Philip presented the Lord's Taverners ECB Trophy to the English cricket champions for 43 years until he retired from royal duties in 2017. The England and Wales Cricket Board remembered him as "a lifelong cricket fan and talented allrounder in his playing days."
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