The UEFA Nations League clash in Dublin will be Birmingham-born Carsley’s first since taking interim charge of the England team
A campaign group opposed to the British monarchy has called for England to select a new national anthem after Lee Carsley said he would not sing ‘God Save the King’ before his side’s game against the Republic of Ireland on Saturday.
Speaking on Friday, he stated that he would not sing the anthem at the Aviva Stadium, saying: “The gap between your warm-up, your coming on to the pitch and the delay with the anthems. So it’s something that I have never done.READ MORE: Lee Carsley's 'selfish' stance on Roy Keane's Ireland World Cup meltdown
Some critics have gone as far as suggesting Carsley should be sacked if he refuses to sing ‘God Save the King’ in Dublin. In a statement the group said: “Carsley has every right to not sing the anthem. But this is a timely reminder that we need a new anthem, one that speaks for everyone, that is about country and the people, not king and god.“We should be able to raise the roof singing our national anthem, we should not be put in a position where that conflicts with profoundly held beliefs.
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