Your Liverpool digest for Saturday, September 10.
Liverpool to donate surplus fresh food to local community initiatives after Wolves match postponed
Liverpool will donate any fresh food for tomorrow’s now-postponed game against Wolves to several local community initiatives.
The Reds’ clash with Bruno Lage’s side has been cancelled alongside all football in the United Kingdom, following the death of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, aged 96, on Thursday.
A decision was made by the FA on Friday morning to cancel this weekend’s football across the country, with the entire football pyramid - from Premier League to grassroots - postponed as a mark of respect.
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A spokesperson from the club has said: "Liverpool managed to pause a lot of the food preparation ahead of Saturday's game against Wolves. Fresh food that was prepared has been getting donated to the local community since 9am Friday morning and will continue all day on Saturday. This includes 30 trollies of fresh sandwiches.
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When Liverpool vs Wolves could now be played after Premier League postponement
Liverpool's fixture against Wolves this weekend has been postponed following the death of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, the Premier League has confirmed.
The governing body met this morning following official guidance from the Government. A statement titled National Mourning Guidance released by the Government said there was "no obligation to cancel or postpone events and sporting fixtures, or close entertainment venues during the National Mourning period", putting decisions down to the "discretion of individual organisations."
However, the Premier League have now confirmed the 10 scheduled matches will not go ahead this weekend. They said in a statement : "At a meeting this morning, Premier League clubs paid tribute to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. To honour her extraordinary life and contribution to the nation, and as a mark of respect, this weekend’s Premier League match round will be postponed, including Monday evening’s game."
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