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Man Utd and West Ham pay emotional tribute to The Queen with minute’s silence and black armbands before European games

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FOOTBALL paid tribute to The Queen on Thursday night with a minute's silence and black armbands in memory of Her Majesty.

Buckingham Palace announced Queen Elizabeth II had passed away after the Royal family gathered at Balmoral.

Manchester United flew their flag at half-mast
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Manchester United flew their flag at half-mastCredit: Sportimage
Fans listened to the television as coverage of the Queen's death
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Fans listened to the television as coverage of the Queen's deathCredit: AFP
All advertising was blacked out at the London Stadium
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All advertising was blacked out at the London StadiumCredit: Richard Pelham / The Sun
Old Trafford fell silent to remember The Queen
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Old Trafford fell silent to remember The QueenCredit: AFP
Both sets of players gathered in the middle of the pitch as players wore black armbands
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Both sets of players gathered in the middle of the pitch as players wore black armbandsCredit: EPA
Players at the London Stadium wore black armbands
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Players at the London Stadium wore black armbandsCredit: Getty
A picture of the Queen was projected on the screens ahead of kick-off in East London
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A picture of the Queen was projected on the screens ahead of kick-off in East LondonCredit: Richard Pelham / The Sun
Sociedad supporters held their flags aloft in tribute
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Sociedad supporters held their flags aloft in tributeCredit: Getty

Later in the evening, Manchester United lost 1-0 to Real Sociedad at Old Trafford and West Ham beat FCSB 3-1 at the London Stadium.

And both matches saw fitting tributes paid to The Queen after it was confirmed the games would go ahead.

A statement from Man Utd read: "Following direction from the FA and UEFA, tonight’s UEFA Europa League fixture against Real Sociedad will take place as planned at Old Trafford.

"A minute’s silence will be held before kick-off which will allow the teams, match officials and everyone in attendance to pay their respects to Her Majesty, The Queen.

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Man Utd's players and staff wore black armbands in memory of the Queen
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Man Utd's players and staff wore black armbands in memory of the QueenCredit: Sportimage
Fans perfectly respected the minute's silence before kick-off
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Fans perfectly respected the minute's silence before kick-offCredit: BT Sport
Supporters looked very emotional as they took in the pre-match silence
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Supporters looked very emotional as they took in the pre-match silenceCredit: BT Sport
The Queen's death has been felt around the world
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The Queen's death has been felt around the worldCredit: BT Sport
A moment of silence was carried out before the second half of Arsenal's game in Zurich
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A moment of silence was carried out before the second half of Arsenal's game in ZurichCredit: Getty
The Queen was saluted at games across Europe including in Rome before Lazio vs Feyenoord
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The Queen was saluted at games across Europe including in Rome before Lazio vs FeyenoordCredit: EPA

"Both teams will wear black armbands and the flags at Old Trafford will fly at half-mast as a sign of our utmost respect."

Following the Queen's death, Old Trafford flew their flags at half-mast as fans arrived to the ground.

And supporters already in the stadium watched the coverage on screens in the concourse.

When the teams came out ahead of the game, the black armbands were visible on both sets of players.

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And all advertising hoardings around the ground had been blacked out.

At the London Stadium, West Ham adopted the same measures for their match.

And the minute's silence at both stadiums was perfectly respected before kick-off.

Then at half-time, BT Sport decided against showing any ads as they simply broadcast a black screen with "BT Sport" written across it until the coverage returned.

Earlier in the evening, a moment of silence was carried out before the second half of Arsenal's game against FC Zurich in Switzerland.

That came just minutes after her tragic death had been announced.

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