"English football authorities have agreed they will no longer hold minute's silences or other forms of commemoration for events that do not directly relate to the game. The decision was made jointly by the EFL, FA and Premier League following the creation of a new committee, the World Events Working Group (WEWG), to assess the sport's response to global events such as natural disasters and terror incidents. The news comes after a number of occasions in which authorities were questioned over their commemoration policies and deciding which events should merit tributes before matches."
"The FA faced criticism two years ago after deciding not to light the Wembley arch in acknowledgement of the 7 October attacks in Israel, despite having done so in support of Ukraine in 2022. The FA argued that its policy would now be only to illuminate the landmark for sporting or entertainment purposes. The change is likely to see individual clubs more often allowed to decide their own approach to commemoration."
English football authorities (EFL, FA and Premier League) will stop holding minutes' silences or other commemorations for events that do not directly relate to the game. A World Events Working Group (WEWG) will assess which global events merit a football response, permitting a minute's silence only when there is a strong connection to football. The FA revised its Wembley-arch lighting policy to limit illuminations to sporting or entertainment purposes after criticism over past decisions. The shift grants individual clubs greater discretion on tributes, while events of national significance may prompt government guidance.
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