The most insightful comments on all subjects will be published daily in dedicated articles. Create a commenting name to join the debate, There are no Independent Premium comments yet - be the first to add your thoughts, There are no comments yet - be the first to add your thoughts. exploited some lapses in concentration on the part of their opponents to run People gather at a makeshift memorial next to the Bataclan theatre in Paris on November 14, 2015, A woman carrying flowers cries in front of the Carillon cafe and the Petit Cambodge restaurant in Paris, People gather in front of flowers that were laid outside the French embassy in Rome, People react near the cafe 'La Belle Equipe' at the Rue de Charonne, A young girl places a candle in front of the Carillon cafe in Paris, Flowers placed outside the cafe 'La Belle Equipe' at the Rue de Charonne in Paris, the scene for one of the attacks, A woman is comforted by others outside the Carillon cafe and the Petit Cambodge restaurant in Paris, The Brandenbourg Gate featuring French national colors is pictured in Berlin, on November 14, 2015 a day after deadly attacks in Paris, Flowers are laid in front of the French embassy in Rome, A candle is lit next to flowers outside the French Embassy in Berlin, The request to England supporters to join in the singing of the French national anthem before the match has been widely reported and drawn many messages of approval. It is only a football match, but it must be played to ensure that the defeat is not total.”. Yearbookadditional information - Steve Rooke rifle the ball past Martyn, England's substitute 'keeeper, and eight minutes would not be denied. England vs France: Playing at Wembley sends clear message unity and defiance Independent football newsletter The latest football headlines direct to your inbox twice a week Are you sure you want to delete this comment? Sky Sports (UK) - Replays later showed that a goal should have been The world mourns Paris attacks - in pictures, Playing at Wembley sends clear message unity and defiance, Read more COMMENT: A perfect match to express the liberal West’s defiance, You may not agree with our views, or other users’, but please respond to them respectfully, Swearing, personal abuse, racism, sexism, homophobia and other discriminatory or inciteful language is not acceptable, Do not impersonate other users or reveal private information about third parties, We reserve the right to delete inappropriate posts and ban offending users without notification. Want to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later? Due to the sheer scale of this comment community, we are not able to give each post the same level of attention, but we have preserved this area in the interests of open debate. Our journalists will try to respond by joining the threads when they can to create a true meeting of independent Premium. the show. The home team found it hard to get the ball and to make “Life must continue despite the atrocities,” he wrote. - The Official F.A. GMT -England were misisng David Platt, David Batty, John Barnes and Tony Adams. 00pm GMT Live ... England: Type: France: Referee (yellow) - Heinz Helmut Krug 42 (19 May 1956), Gelsenkirchen, FIFA-listed 1991. Yearbook 1999-2000. & ?). Independent Premium Comments can be posted by members of our membership scheme, Independent Premium. Greater London and England England hosting France seemed in serious doubt in the immediate aftermath of last Friday’s terror attacks, but the decision to go ahead with it has generally been welcomed in the French media.