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Unlike most leagues across Europe and indeed further afield, the Premier League keeps going throughout Christmas and New Year , as dictated by tradition. This season, between Thursday 21 December and Tuesday 2 January, there are only two days with no scheduled English top-flight fixtures - Christmas Day and Friday 29 December, with matches programmed for Christmas Eve, New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day. Players and coaches complaining about there being too many games at the elite level is nothing new, and never is the schedule busier than England than over the festive period. But fear not, worn-out Premier League stars, respite is just around the corner. When was the winter break introduced? How long will clubs have off? For just the second time ever, there will be a winter break in 2023-24 , which will see clubs have at least a 10-day period without a Game . The pause first occurred in the 2019-20 season, when one matchday was split across two weekends in February 2020, allowing...

Having secured three wins from four, the form table would suggest Manchester United are one of the hottest teams in the Premier League. The reality couldn't be further from the on-paper optimism. While United have enjoyed a productive domestic run to climb up the table, the manner of the triumphs has desperately lacked any conviction. Erik ten Hag's side were also dumped out of the Carabao Cup and beaten in Copenhagen to leave them on the brink of Champions League elimination. Plenty remains for Ten Hag to ponder, and he'll have to navigate a tricky upcoming schedule without a whole host of injured stars. Here's how busy United's treatment room will be after the November international break. Rasmus Hojlund Hojlund is yet to score a Premier League goal / Robbie Jay Barratt - AMA/GettyImages Injury :   Muscle strain Return date :   Newcastle (A) - 02/12/2023 Hojlund's Manchester United career has started promisingly despite his inability to get on a Premier Leagu...

Hard as it is to believe, LeBron James record ed his first triple-double this season on Tuesday, notching 28 points , 11 assists and 10 rebounds in the Lakers' 129-123 overtime victory over the Knicks at Madison Square Garden.  The stat line notwithstanding, this was not one of LeBron's better games, particularly with how great he's been playing of late. But he'll take the victory, and of course, the 28 points draw him even closer to the NBA's all-time scoring record, which he's now less than 100 points from breaking.  Here's an updated look at where LeBron stands vs. Kareem's 38,387 career points. ALL-TIME SCORING LEADER CAREER POINTS POINTS TO PASS Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 ___ LeBron James 38,299 89 For the season, James is now averaging 30.2 points per Game . If he maintains that pace, he would need three more Game s to pass Kareem. If he doesn't sit out any other Game s b...