England manager Southgate admits clubs support crucial for Qatar World Cup

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14 Nov 2021 • 7:24 AM MYT
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England manager Gareth Southgate says next season is "unique" with the World Cup taking place mid-campaign and hopes to get the full co-operation of clubs.

The Premier League announced that the 2022-23 season will pause after the weekend of 12/13 November, with the Qatar World Cup starting a week later.

The final is on 18 December and clubs return to action on 26 December.

"The unknown is what will happen with the tight turnaround after the last league matches," said Southgate.

The World Cup is usually held at the end of the season in the summer but due to extreme heat in Qatar at that time, it has been put back to the winter.

There will be only eight days between the last Premier League game and the start of the tournament in the Middle East.

Next season will begin a week earlier than normal, on 6 August, and finish a week later on 28 May.

Southgate added: "When you pick up any injuries before summer tournaments, you can sometimes have a few weeks to get things right.

"That won't be possible for any of the countries that qualify, so everybody is going to have to select their squad in a very short period of time. It is going to be key to get those decisions right.

"I think, without a doubt, that medically we will hope to get the help of clubs because medically you can't always get the full picture until the players are with us.

"And because the turnaround is so tight, we are going to need a bit more insight.

"But every club has always allowed us that opportunity and we've got to make sure we keep that as much as we can."


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