Irish football fans mourn Queen Elizabeth’s death

Scandalous scenes emerged in the stands during Djurgorden’s away match against Shamrock Rovers yesterday as Irish fans mourned the death of Queen Elizabeth.

Now the fans are condemned by the club.

“this is unacceptable”‚ writes Shamrock Rovers in a statement.

Yesterday evening at 19:30 Sweden time, news came of the death of Queen Elizabeth II.

While Britain – and most of the world – was shocked and saddened, very different scenes emerged on the football podium in Ireland.

Before the Europa Conference League match between Shamrock Rovers and Sweden’s Djurgårdens IF, a minute’s silence was held in honor of Queen Elizabeth II, but shortly thereafter in the evening parts, Irish fans opted for it. vera her death.

“Very unpleasant”

in Video clips Spreading on social media, a large part of the audience can be heard singing “Lizzy in a Box” – “Lizzy in a Chest”.

Now shamrock rovers are raging on the behavior of fans.

“It came to our attention that there was a very unpleasant chant sung by a number of people during yesterday’s match. It is unacceptable and goes against the values ​​that we uphold as a club.”writing to the club and declaring that those involved risk being removed from upcoming matches and reported to the police.

PL matches have been postponed

The death of Queen Elizabeth led to the suspension of sport in England.

At lunchtime on Friday, it was announced that the weekend rounds of the English Premier League and Women’s Premier League had been postponed.

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“The Queen has been an inspiration and has left behind an incredible legacy after a lifetime of dedication,” Premier League chief executive Richard Masters said in a press release.

The match between Shamrock Rovers and Djurgarden ended 0-0.

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