Why there is no Premier League football next weekend as top-flight stops for mid-October break

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There will be no Premier League football next weekend as the top-flight pauses for a scheduled mid-October break.

We are nearly a quarter of the way through the 2024/25 Premier League season and the top-flight is set for another hiatus.

It’s nothing for supporters to be worried about, and the action will be back the following weekend.

Here, talkSPORT.com looks into why the Premier League won’t be on.

Why there is no Premier League football next weekend

Well, it’s another international break.

The October international break is one of four scheduled stoppages across each season as countries around the world compete.

In Europe, the Nations League is taking place, so Premier League players from all teams will be helping their countries.

There was an international break in September, while there is another scheduled in November.

That is the final one of the year before the busy festive period starts when it is wall-to-wall Premier League football.

There is also another international break in March, which is the last one of the season.

Of course, international breaks are important because they allow time for qualifying for the major tournaments.

But you get the impression that some Premier League managers would rather they weren’t a thing.

There have been many times when players from up and down the league have been injured on international duty.

Arsenal’s Martin Odegaard was a recent high-profile example of this, while players have also spoken out against the fixture list.

Manchester City midfielder Rodri, who is now out for the season with an ACL injury, has even suggested that players might strike if the schedule isn’t changed.

So, though the Premier League stops, the football doesn’t for the majority of top-flight players.

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