Guard of Honor

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A guard of honor is when a group of people standing in line to congratulate the opposition on an achievement. Every season, there will be guard of honor for the team who confirmed as a champion. The event happens before the start of the game when the players going out to the pitch from the dressing room tunnel, it is seen as a sign of respect.



It is not compulsory for any team to give guard of honor if they face the newly crowned League champions because it is a ceremony agreed between the two clubs beforehand. If the players refuse to do it, they cannot be forced to do it by the footballing association.

The guard of honor already exist since the 1955 where Manchester United provided one for Chelsea. The Red Devils continue the tradition in 1991, as they congratulate the Gunners’ league title win by giving them guard of honor at Highbury Stadium.


Manchester United have a long history of respecting their opponents and they also honored Chelsea lifting the Premier League trophy back in 2005. In respond, Chelsea did the same for United two years later when they win the league. Everton also once congratulated United’s title success on the last day of the season in 2003 at their home, Goodison Park.

The tradition remains strong in England because the showmanship in the English Premier League is something else. It’s another story in other parts of Europe top league, for example Spain, even the guard of honor still exist in La Liga, the tradition are not always been followed.

 By Kamal Nizam

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