Prince Philip dies: sport pays homage to him

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The sports world paid tribute on Friday after the death of Prince Philip, aged 99.

The English football association was among those who paid tribute, while there was a two-minute silence at the cricket matches of the English county championship and at the Grand National horse racing meeting.

Buckingham Palace announced on Friday the death of His Royal Highness the Duke of Edinburgh.

“We send 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.” said the FA on Twitter.

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

A subsequent statement confirmed that, following guidance from the Royal House and Her Majesty’s Government, “all football programs this evening and weekend [10-11 April] may continue at the discretion of the competition organizers. The FA asked to wear black banners and keep a minute of silence before the matches.

More football clubs paid tribute as well as former and current players, inclusive Liverpool legend Sir Kenny Dalglish and Tottenham striker Harry Kane.

Tottenham Hotspur manager Jose Mourinho also paid tribute at his press conference on Friday.

“I’m sorry I just read some sad news about Prince Philip,” 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, major respect for the royal family. I think that not only this country will share these feelings because I am not English and I know that many like me, we have the greatest respect, so I am sorry to stop your question with this.

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

Prince Philip was most closely associated with the cricket, as president for two terms of the Lordle-based Marylebone Cricket Club, which is considered the guardian of the laws of the game.

Philip offered the ECB Lord’s Taverners trophy to English cricket champions for 43 years until he retired from royal office in 2017.

The Cricket Council of England and Wales referred to him as “a lifelong cricket fan and a talented player in all his playing days”.

“His passion for the game we all love was well known and the trophies presented 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 over several decades.”

Philip was an honorary member of the MCC and the Jockey Club, which owns racecourses in the UK.

The silent tribute in horse racing took place before the start of the second day of the Grand National meeting in Aintree.

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

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 consort during a turbulent reign in which a thousand-year-old monarchy was forced to reinvent itself. for the 21st century.

He was known for fulfilling over 20,000 royal pledges 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 an important role in raising the couple’s four children, including their eldest son, Prince Charles, the heir. of 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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