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Title Two more Premier League matches postponed due to Queen Elizabeth II's funeral Media name/outlet The Mirror Media type Web Country/Territory United Kingdom Date 12/09/22 Description Geoff Pearson - a professor of law at the University of Manchester and an expert in policing football matches - explained why the postponements were necessary. "In reality they won’t be given any choice over the matter," he said.
"It is the safety officer and the chief executive of the club who ultimately bear the responsibility for the safety of the spectators in the stadium, but the safety certificates require a certain level of policing.
"It's a highly challenging situation. Cancelling fixtures this weekend is not going to be an easy answer going forward. But they will have a minimum number of riot-trained officers that they will want in London around the funeral. If mutual aid is needed to fulfil that, which it probably is, then some of those will need to come from other forces.
"And if that means football matches don’t go ahead, then that is what will happen. It has always been the case in policing, particularly around the royal family and these kinds of national events, they will take precedence over everything else."URL https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/queen-premier-league-postponed-queen-27973133 Persons Geoff Pearson
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- policing