Latest Premier League news with a huge fixture schedule decision being announced set to impact Arsenal, Chelsea and Tottenham
The Premier League have announced the winter break will be scrapped going forward with a later start date set for August 2024.
A number of years ago, the break was introduced to help teams recover from the relentless schedule but that has now been removed. One of the reasons for the change has arrived because of numerous FA Cup decisions, one of which will result in replays being scrapped and dedicated FA Cup weekends being put in place.
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