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Play the National Anthem at all football fixtures

Submitted on Sunday 16th April 2023

Rejected on Wednesday 26th April 2023

Current status: Rejected

Rejection code: irrelevant (see below for details)

Petition Action

Play the National Anthem at all football fixtures

Petition Details

Currently the National Anthem is only played at major football fixtures (internationals and FA Cup final, as an example)

As football is our national sport it should be played at all tiers of football from the Premier League down to the National League North and South

Additional Information

In the USA they play their national anthem at all levels, including school sports events

Great Britain should be equally as proud and patriotic, and football matches are a great opportunity to demonstrate that


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This petition was rejected

The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:

Decisions about playing the national anthem at football fixtures are for individual football clubs and stadiums, not the UK Government or Parliament.

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