The French national anthem, will be rendered across all stadium this weekend in the English Premier League.Teams will come together in the centre circle and the anthem will be sung before the coin toss.
According to the EPL chief, Richard Scudamore, the choral version of La Marseillaise, will represent a show of ‘solidarity and remembrance.
He said: “Given how close we are as well as the long-standing relationship that exists between the Premier League and France, playing La Marseillaise as an act of solidarity and remembrance is the right thing to do.
“We were all saddened and deeply shocked by the events in Paris last Friday, and the fact it was an attack on people enjoying their everyday freedoms like going to a bar, a concert or a football match resonates with football fans and the general public throughout the UK.”
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