FA: Winter Break Immediately Applied In English Premier League

The English Premier League's plans to have a winter break like other top European leagues are starting to get closer to reality.
English Football Federation (FA) chief executive Martin Glenn confirmed that the winter break will soon be implemented. However, Glenn has not given the details.
During this time, the middle break of the season continues to be a long debate in England. Period without a break during Christmas and New Year has become a tradition of many years of English football. But many parties judge, the lack of rest time that resulted in the decline of British national team achievement on the international level.

In recent years, demands for mid-season breaks continue to strengthen as more and more players and foreign managers work in the UK. Gayung also greeted because the FA has given the green light through Glenn statement.
"We are getting closer to it, closer than in previous years," Glenn said in a meeting before the FA board member on Wednesday (30/5).
"It will soon materialize in the middle of the season, which is much needed for the improvement of [the quality] of the club and the English team," he added.
Although the FA has not confirmed the exact schedule, a number of British media reported, the implementation of this new winter break will occur in the 2019/20 season in the form of a 13-day holiday in early February, but only for Premier League clubs.