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Disclaimer: infonte9ja.com shall not be liable to Opinions, Articles or Features that doesn't emanate from any of its staff and management. We also wish to reiterate that such personal or sponsored opinion, article or feature does not reflect the views of the publishers of infonet9ja.com, but the writer's For publication of your news content, articles, videos or any other news worthy materials, please send to infonetnews9ja@gmail.com | For Advert and other info, you can call 09061217047 or send a WhatsApp Message to 09061217047 A two-week Premier League mid-season player break in February has been approved to start from the 2019-20 season, the FA has announced. |
| The winter break ensures that Premier League matches will still be played over the period, with five top-flight games to b |
| e staged on the first weekend and five on the following weekend. |
| The FA has agreed to move FA Cup fifth-round matches to midweek in order to accommodate the planned break and, from the start of the 2019-20 season, fifth-round replays will be removed and re |
| placed with extra-time and penalties. |
| “This is a significant moment for English football and one that we believe will greatly benefit both club and country,” said Martin Glenn, chief executive of the FA. Martin Glenn believes the plans are a ‘significant m |
| oment for English football’ |
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| “It’s no secret that we have a very congested fixture calendar and over recent years we have been working with the whole game to find a solution. “Today’s announcement proves that football can come to |
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