Liverpool are without a game this weekend following the decision of English football authorities to scrap all scheduled fixtures for the four days following the death of Queen Elizabeth II on Thursday.
The announcement of the blanket postponements on Friday - including Saturday's Premier League clash against Wolverhampton Wanderers at Anfield - has prompted heated debate given many other sports are proceeding as planned over the weekend.
The cricket Test match between England and South Africa and golf's BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth, which both saw play cancelled on Friday, have resumed on Saturday, while rugby league's Super League play-offs have continued and rugby union's Premiership opening weekend will take place.
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And the united decision taken by the Football Association, Premier League and EFL is somewhat different to the response the last time a monarch died with the passing of King George VI on February 6 1952.
Football continued, with games taking place that evening in the FA Cup. And three days later on the Saturday, a full programme of matches took place, including Liverpool's top-flight trip to Derby County, which ended in a 1-1 draw.
The matchday programme included a message: "The passing of King George has evoked worldwide tribute to his memory. This afternoon on every football ground where a match is played under the jurisdiction of the Football Association, a simple but sincere tribute will be paid to the memory of our late, beloved Patron. In the minds of all at this hour must dwell a tender thought for the Queen's Mother and the Royal Family."
There has, though, been a more recent precedent. When Diana, Princess of Wales died in the early hours of August 31 1997, Liverpool's scheduled Premier League game against Newcastle United later that day was postponed several hours before kick-off.
However, with the game then followed by the international break, there was no further disruption to the schedule for the subsequent funeral and period of mourning.
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