The Premier League has doubled in its refusal to allow Manchester City and Chelsea to be a late start for next season.
Both parties are competing in the first World FIFA Expanded Club Cup in the United States, which will run from June 14 to July 13.
With the new national campaign to begin on August 16, the Pep Guardiola manager revealed last year that City had requested that its first two games postponed. “Thank you very much,” he added with some sarcasm. 'It is not absolutely not allowed. Does the Premier League tell us yes? No. absolutely not.
Although the officials insisted that no formal request had been made, the Football Director of the Premier League, Tony Scholes, who also revealed that semi -automated offenses could be introduced before the end of this season, has now underlined the position of the competence.
“I imposed this, particularly for FIFA,” he said. 'Then, there is an element that says, why would we adjust our competition when they imposed a competition with which we do not agree?
“However, the most significant element is simply,” Scholes added. 'The calendar is squeezed as much as it can be at this time. And we cannot afford to delay it until the beginning of the season.
Manchester City and Chelsea will not be allowed late for the 2025-26 campaign
Both Premier League teams will compete in the new FIFA Expanded Club World Cup
In an informative session with the journalists, Scholes said that Var was improving the season per season and expressed his support for the officials of the first fires. It produced statistics that showed that there were only 13 VAR errors in this stage compared to 20 last season and added that VAR interventions were causing an average delay of 40 seconds per game, below 66.
Scholes also revealed that the right decision -making in the field had improved slightly to 86 percent, which increased to 96.4 percent (95.7 percent last season) after VAR.
He also added that there were 70 VAR interventions in 239 games, which is equivalent to less than one in three. The arbitrators of the VAR stadium, a feature of the EFL Cup, should go into play from next season, while semi -automatized offenses could arrive in the very close future.
“We are making significant progress (in the offers),” added former Stoke City Scholes executive. 'I hope that at some point this season, we can introduce semi -automatized technology. But I repeat the point I have made several times. We are not going to present it if we have any questions regarding your operation. We believe that we are going to adopt the best system and the most precise system, without the need for chip in the ball.