Premier League rejected Manchester City, Chelsea request to start next season later due to Club World Cup - Guardiola
Pep Guardiola says the Premier League has turned down a request from Manchester City and Chelsea to postpone their opening matches of next season. Both clubs will be involved in the inaugural Fifa Club World Cup, which is due to take place in the United States between June 15 and July 13. City made a request to the league to allow them more time for their players to recover and, although there is yet to be a formal decision, the club do not expect the decision to go their way. That is certainly Guardiola’s interpretation, having revealed that the request had been made when discussing the...
Pep Guardiola says the Premier League has turned down a request from Manchester City and Chelsea to postpone their opening matches of next season.
Both clubs will be involved in the inaugural Fifa Club World Cup, which is due to take place in the United States between June 15 and July 13.
City made a request to the league to allow them more time for their players to recover and, although there is yet to be a formal decision, the club do not expect the decision to go their way.
That is certainly Guardiola’s interpretation, having revealed that the request had been made when discussing the...
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