How will clubs train during three-week international break?
Summary
The Premier League and Championship football leagues in England are having a three-week international break, longer than usual, to combine two shorter breaks into one. Teams are using different ways to keep players fit, with some giving rest weeks and others continuing light training or playing friendly matches.Key Facts
- The international break is three weeks long, instead of the usual two.
- This change combines the previous two breaks in September and October into one.
- Brentford gave players not on international duty a week off with individual training programs.
- Brentford will have a closed-door friendly match on the weekend of 3 October to help some players return from injury.
- Liverpool will keep training with a few players and give some days off during the break.
- Aston Villa will play a friendly against Sevilla on 2 October in a memorial game called the Antonio Puerta Trophy.
- In the Championship, Blackburn Rovers have fewer players away for international matches.
- Blackburn plans to use the break to help injured players like Gady Beyuku and Moussa Baradji recover and return to play.
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