Premier League to open June transfer window
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The feeling was that many deals drag on unnecessarily because of the extra two weeks until the start of September, and an earlier deadline would add more urgency to negotiations.
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Fifa has allowed new players to be registered for the Club World Cup from 1-10 June, and again from 27 June-3 July for the knockout stage.
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The end of a long international break usually heralds the welcome return of Premier League football, but that is not the case this weekend.Top-flight fans will have to wait a little longer for the league to resume,
Despite leagues around the world returning to action following the March international break, Premier League fans have to wait a little longer.
Diego Simeone has had many trusted lieutenants during his 13-year spell at Atletico Madrid, but he would count Arsenal 's new sporting director Andrea Berta near the top of that list.
The Premier League is on pause for a couple more days because of the FA Cup quarterfinals. Manchester City, Aston Villa, Fulham, Crystal Palace, Brighton and Hove Albion, Bournemouth and Aston Villa are seven of the eight quarterfinalists. As well, the FA wanted dedicated weekends for the cup so attention isn't taken away by the league.