In pictures: How football paid tribute to the Queen on Tuesday

Players, staff, officials and fans remembered the monarch, who died last Thursday.

Tuesday 13 September 2022 21:05 BST

The Queen features on the official matchday programme for Preston’s game with Burnley (Richard Sellers/PA). (PA Wire)

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Football paid tribute to the Queen at matches in the Champions League and English Football League on Tuesday night.

Players, staff, officials and fans remembered the monarch, who died last Thursday, with a period of silence ahead of the games.

Here, the PA news agency takes a look at some of the tributes in pictures.

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In pictures: How football paid tribute to the Queen on Tuesday

Players, staff, officials and fans remembered the monarch, who died last Thursday.

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