Premier League opts out of Christmas Eve games for 2024-2025

The 2024-25 Premier League season will begin on August 17, the League announced on Friday, 90 days after the end of the current campaign.

The new season begins just over a month after the end of the European Championship, with the final scheduled for July 14.

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The final game of the 2024-25 season will be played on May 25, 2025 and there will be no game on Christmas Eve after a setback this season.

“In line with previous commitments made to clubs to address the busy schedule over Christmas and New Year, arrangements will be made to allow more rest time during three of the rounds of festive matches, with no club playing within 60 hours following another match,” the statement said. » declared the League.

“There will be no meeting on December 24, 2024.”

Chelsea travel to Wolverhampton Wanderers on Sunday, with the London club's manager Mauricio Pochettino among those to express their frustration at playing on Christmas Eve.