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Guardiola gets no hearing from Premier League

With an expanded club World Championship next summer, the load on the world's top football players will increase. Manchester City coach Pep Guardiola wants to start the Premier League season later to get more time for recovery, but claims that he is talking to deaf ears.

» Published: 05 October 2024

Guardiola gets no hearing from Premier League
Photo: Petr Josek/AP/TT

If the English top club reaches the final of the World Championship in the USA next year, the season will not end until July 13. About four weeks later, the plan is for the Premier League season 2025-2026 to kick off.

During that period, players will have time for vacation and preseason training, which has led Manchester City to request that the team's first two league matches be postponed.

Has Premier League said yes to us? Absolutely not. It's not going to happen, says Pep Guardiola.

Besides City, Premier League colleague Chelsea will also play the championship, which is being expanded to 32 clubs next year. A total of twelve clubs from Europe will participate.

The burden on the world's top players has been a topic of discussion for a while now. A top player can reach up to 70-80 potential matches in a season with club and national team.

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