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Why are Premier League games kicking off 7 minutes late this weekend?

If you have been looking at Premier League kick off times for this weekend and noticed that kicks...
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15.00 11 Apr 2014


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Why are Premier League games kicking off 7 minutes late this weekend?

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15.00 11 Apr 2014


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If you have been looking at Premier League kick off times for this weekend and noticed that kicks offs are at 7 minutes past the hour, it is not a glitch.

All matches in England from April 11th to 14th will kick off 7 minutes later than normal as a mark of respect to those who tragically died at Hillsborough in April 1989.

The mark of respect applies to both FA Cup semi-finals and all Premier League and Football League games.

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Thus tomorrow's FA Cup semi between Arsenal and Wigan will have a minutes silence at 5.06pm with the match kicking off at 5.07pm.

Tomorrow's 3pm kick offs in the Premier League will get underway at 3.07pm, while the Liverpool v Manchester City match on Sunday starts at 1.37pm. 


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