The club teams are currently taking an unusually long winter break. For example, due to the World Cup in Qatar, the last time the ball rolled in the Bundesliga was November 13th. It only continues on January 20 with the flagship match between RB Leipzig and FC Bayern. Until then, the players are on vacation, are with their teams at training camp or are fine-tuning at their own training ground. There is no sign of such a long hiatus in competitive gaming in many other European countries.
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In the Premier League, the first day after the World Cup is already scheduled for December 26th. On the traditional Boxing Day, top-level teams such as Arsenal FC, Tottenham Hotspur and Liverpool FC compete. It is not all that unlikely that some World Cup finalists just eight days after the final in Qatar they must return to the field with their teams. In addition to the numerous Premier League professionals who are in action at the World Cup, this could also apply to Dutch international Noa Lang. The attacking star meets in the Belgian Jupiler Pro League, which starts on December 23 with three matches (all without a possible World Cup finalist), with FC Brugge on Boxing Day against OH Leuven.
The regular season will not continue this year only in England and Belgium: matches in the French Ligue 1 (December 28) and the Spanish Liga (December 29) are also scheduled for the end of 2022. Brazilians Neymar and company, for example, would have to play Racing Strasbourg just ten days after the World Cup final with Paris Saint-Germain if they reached the final with Brazil. In Spain, the league was a little more attentive to the busy schedule ahead of the many domestic players from FC Barcelona and Real Madrid. The league kicks off on 29 December, but the royals only have to play Real Valladolid the following day. Barca stars get another day off and play city duel against Espanyol for restart 13 days after the World Cup final.
Apart from the Bundesliga, Serie A will only continue into the new year. Two weeks after the start in Germany, the first matches are scheduled in Italy. Although the Squadra Azzurra does not participate in the World Cup, the championship still has some participants in the World Cup. The two Milan professionals Theo Hernàndez and Olivier Giroud are still in the field for France, while teammate Rafael Leão is in the quarter-finals with Portugal. From rival Juventus Turin, the three Brazilians Bremer, Danilo and Alex Sandro and the French Adrien Rabiot are still at the start in Qatar. Inter continue to keep an eye on the Dutch Denzel Dumfries and Stefan de Vrij, as well as the Croatian Marcelo Brozovic and the Argentine Lautaro Martinez. For everyone, the 16th matchday of Serie A continues on 4 January.
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When looking at world football and Cristiano Ronaldo’s possible start at the club, the early restart in Saudi Arabia is particularly striking. The Saudi Pro League resumes play three days before the World Cup final (December 15). The next day, Ronaldo’s supposed new club Al-Nassr FC is challenged to Al-Raed. With the Portuguese superstar’s contract only set to expire on 1 January 2023, he will still miss at least three games before making his debut against Al-Tai on 5 January. However, whether it will ever come to that remains to be seen. In any case, “CR7” has denied any agreement with Al-Nassr.
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