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The Three-Week International Break Changes Squad Planning For Premier League Clubs

Premier League managers have spent years building squads around a familiar rhythm: two short international breaks in early autumn, each one a brief pause before club football resumed. That rhythm no l...
The Three-Week International Break Changes Squad Planning For Premier League Clubs

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The Three-Week International Break Changes Squad Planning For Premier League Clubs

European FAs pushing for three-week international break to be abandoned

Europe’s football associations have raised serious concerns about the impact of the extended break and will ask Uefa to push for a reversion to the previous scheduling

Every Premier League injury after the international break: An essential return to FPL guide

It's time to dust off the Fantasy Premier League app and assess the damage the international break has done to all of our FPL teams

Premier League football is back this weekend. It all feels like when you were a kid and heading back to school after the summer holidays.

European soccer leaders tell UEFA of unhappiness with longer 4-game schedule for national teams

BERLIN (AP) — European soccer federations told UEFA they are not happy with the new extended four-game blocks of international matches that finished this week.Injured players like Kylian Mbappé missed too many games, Erling Haaland asked to come off in Norway’s fourth match, resources were stretched for coaches in smaller countries and extra demands were made on the time and money of fans and sponsors.

The Premier League is back and you absolutely can’t look away

In today’s Football Daily: The big leagues are so back

Friday Cannon Fodder: we’ve got our Arsenal back!

Happy Friday, TSFers! Remember the Premier League? Remember Arsenal Football Club? I’d forgive you if things were a bit hazy. The three week international break has been roundly criticized for being too long. The critics are right. I know not everybody shares my comparative valuation of club versus international football. For me, it almost feels […]

Andoni Iraola on “Trying to Balance” Attack with Control of Games

A pause five games into Iraola’s tenure has given the manager a chance to look at what’s worked so far—and what hasn’t.

It’s getting crowded at Säbener Straße for Bayern Munich — and that’s a good thing

FC Bayern is getting all its boys back.

Havertz, Isak, Dorgu … spate of injuries with national teams leaves sour taste for top clubs

Premier League clubs, and their European rivals, have been left with a long list of absentees after a gruelling international break

Kompany discusses potential rotation as Augsburg clash marks start of packed Bayern schedule

With the international break over, with seven games in three weeks – an average of one match every three days.Heading into the packed schedule, Bayern head coach Vincent Kompany has faith in the squ...

Arsenal suffer more injuries during international break than any other Premier League side

16 Arsenal players featured internationally, but the break once again proved unusually costly compared with the rest of the division.Photo by Alex Grimm/Getty ImagesAccording to The Times, Arsenal suf...

Declan Rice reset offers huge Arsenal boost with new deal close to rival Bukayo Saka

Gunners should reap the benefits of a rare break for their midfield talisman

Premier League injury update: Latest news and return dates for all 20 clubs

All the latest availability as top flight reconvenes after international break

'Seasons like this don't come around all the time'

Bayern’s international players back in training

It’s been almost three weeks since Bayern were last in action with their 7-0 win over Union Berlin. Most of the squad has been away playing for their country in the meantime, but Vincent Kompany has...

Chelsea winger’s “mini pre-season” gives him a chance to turn around potential disaster season

Alejandro Garnacho’s season had a false start, but he’s now had a chance to remedy it with a “mini pre-season” according to the Telegraph.If you enjoy Talk Chelsea coverage and want to see mor...

Niko Kovac criticises extended international break

Borussia Dortmund head coach Niko Kovac stated that he is not happy with the new international break format. Speaking ahead of Friday’s game against Werder Bremen, the Dortmund coach said: “It’s...

Football fixtures: Interactive 2026/27 calendar for all competitions

Your 2026/27 calendar for football fixtures is packed with more competitions than you can shake a stick at: here's the full rundown

Break gives Hayen's Burnley a new sense of positivity

Burnley boss Nicky Hayen says the extended three-week international break has given his squad positivity as they return to Championship action hoping to turn their form around.

All aboard the Tuchel train? England camp has clear winners and losers

While it’s full steam ahead for Alex Scott, Lewis Hall and Myles Lewis-Skelly, others look likely to be left behind

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It was published on September 21, 2026 and last updated on October 9, 2026. The time of the story is shown in your own time zone on the page.

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