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British clubs have reportedly been banned from playing the national anthem in their European fixtures this week by UEFA following the death of Queen Elizabeth II.
As exclusively revealed by MailPlus, Premier League sides Manchester City and Chelsea and Scottish Premiership giants Rangers asked European's governing body to play God Save The King ahead of their home Champions League matches.
But UEFA rejected their pleas despite the nation still being in mourning following the death of the Queen.
They stated requests were refused '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'.
A UEFA spokesperson is also quoted as saying: 'There will be no anthems played - this also includes the UEFA Champions League 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 as we did last Thursday.'
But the report claims Rangers still
