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Has the 5. Sub rule been confirmed?

Yes mate. Sense has finally prevailed.

That should make a massive change across squads next season. Aside from protecting player welfare. You can now rotate half-to-half. Never mind game-to-game.

And in a mad season like the upcoming one, with all the Champions League/ other European competition groups done by November, with literally a game every 3 days or so from the get-go, never has it's introduction been more timely.

Should put a completely different slant on a lot of squad players now too who may have been looking for more game time elsewhere. Lot more scope for a lot more minutes across squads.
 
Perhaps, but some managers didn't even bother rotating with 3 so they're not going to start rotating 5.

If they actually cared about player welfare they'd look into reducing the amount of fixtures.
 
Absolutely they should reduce fixtures. Although not serious, we've just had Jota pull up with a strain for Portugal. Absolute disgrace that they are cramming in 4 Internationals in 10 days after the season has ended, with the new one a month and a half away or so down to the scandalous November World Cup.

But sadly they are never going to downsize games as money and greed dictates.
 
Very detailed and interesting read.

 
Mooching around YouTube last night, I came across this inspiring story of never giving up on your dream from Rangers Calvin Bassey-

 
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Premier League Pre-Season Return Dates
Arsenal – W/C June 27
Aston Villa– June 27
Bournemouth – June 25
Brentford – TBC; likely end of June
Brighton– June 27
Chelsea – July 2
Crystal Palace – June 27
Everton – July 1
Fulham – June 29
Leeds– June 27
Leicester – June 28
Liverpool – July 4
Man City – TBC; likely start of July
Man Utd – June 27
Nottingham Forest – TBC
Newcastle – July 1
Southampton – TBC; likely end of June
Tottenham– July 4
West Ham – June 27
Wolves – June 27
 
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