The tournament will be hosted in the winter months for the first time and is due to kick off on November 21, 2022. A report in the Mail Online claims that draft proposals drawn up by the Premier League include plans to play games little over a week before the start of the World Cup. The English top flight and Championship are both set to have a round of fixtures on November 12, nine days before the tournament gets underway. Additionally, the plans include a return to league action on Boxing Day, just eight days after the World Cup final. The intention is to keep disruption of the league calendar to a minimum. A two-week winter break, which will be introduced for the first time this...
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