England’s Euro-winning coach Sarina Wiegman paid a moving tribute to the late Queen Elizabeth II saying it was she who inspired as “a mother figure for people to seek stability and peace from”.

Football, unlike horseracing, the Queen’s favourite sport, along with rugby, cricket and golf has shut down completely this weekend as a mark of respect for the monarch who died on Thursday although it has not been universally welcomed.

The royal family is tied to football as Prince William, the Prince of Wales, is president of the Football Association (FA).  

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