Manchester City have become the latest British side to see a pre-match request rejected by UEFA.
The Premier League Champions host Borussia Dortmund in the UEFA Champions League on Wednesday evening at the Etihad Stadium.
Both City and Dortmund won their opening Group Stage matches last week, with Erling Haaland scoring twice for Pep Guardiola's side in a 4-0 thrashing of Sevilla in Spain.
Dortmund meanwhile beat FC Copenhagen 3-0 in the other Group G fixture last Tuesday.
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Four City stars come up against their former club in midweek; with Ilkay Gundogan, Erling Haaland, Manuel Akanji and Sergio Gomez all having links to the German side.
Haaland and Akanji both moved to the Etihad Stadium this summer, with the latter signing on Deadline Day for £15 million.
Wednesday's fixture is Manchester City's first for over a week, after English football postponed all matches at the weekend as a mark of respect for Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, who passed away on Thursday.
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The United Kingdom is currently in a period of national mourning, with Queen Elizabeth's State Funeral taking place in London on Monday.
Football matches across the country will see tributes to Her Majesty the Queen pre-match, following her death at Balmoral on Thursday afternoon.
On Tuesday, Mike Minay reported that a minute's silence will be held at the Etihad Stadium in midweek ahead of kick-off.
Both sides will also wear black armbands, while advertising boards will be switched off and no live music outside.
Manchester City also requested to play the National Anthem ahead of kick-off on Wednesday, however this request has been rejected by UEFA, according to Martyn Ziegler and Mike Keegan.
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City, Chelsea and Rangers all requested to play the National Anthem pre-match, but all three clubs have seen their requests turned down.
A statement from UEFA, said: "There will be no anthems played - this also includes the #UCL anthem - on the basis of maintaining a consistent pre-match ceremony with a subdued atmosphere and without any celebratory activities across all UK venues to show respect."
Tributes will also take place ahead of City's Premier League match with Wolves on Saturday afternoon.
Ahead of the resumption of fixtures, an FA statement read: "Last weekend, English football united together to honour and remember Her Majesty the Queen.
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"We would like to express our thanks and gratitude to everyone across our game for their support and understanding as we paid respect to our long-standing Patron of The Football Association, Queen Elizabeth II.
"After a period of pause and reflection for our national game, we can confirm that fixtures will resume as scheduled, including matches from the Barclays Women’s Super League and Barclays Women’s Championship, the Emirates FA Cup second round qualifying, Vitality Women’s FA Cup, the National League System [NLS], Steps 1-6, including the Vanarama National Leagues, the Women’s Football Pyramid [WFP], Tiers 3-7, and all matches across grassroots football in England. Isuzu FA Trophy and FA Youth Cup matches will return this evening [Monday].
"All matches held at stadiums are subject to leagues and clubs working with the relevant authorities to stage these fixtures, as usual practice.
"We will be recommending to clubs, leagues and competitions across the country that a minute’s silence is observed before matches are played, and that black armbands should be worn where possible. All flags at Wembley Stadium and St. George’s Park will continue to fly at half-mast this week and over the weekend.
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"The FA can also confirm that all scheduled football matches will be postponed on the day of Her Majesty the Queen’s funeral on Monday 19 September.
"Our thoughts at this time remain with His Majesty King Charles III, our president, HRH The Prince of Wales, and the whole of the Royal Family."
Topics: Manchester City, Champions League, Borussia Dortmund
Harry Winters