The 2026 World Cup has caused a shift in the calendar of the 2026-27 Premier League season.

Next year’s finals in the United States, Canada and Mexico will be held from June 11 to July 19, 2026, with the tournament’s expansion involving 48 nations.

Unsurprisingly, the biggest World Cup in the competition’s history has inevitably affected the next Premier League season’s start and end dates.

The English top-flight season for 2026-27 will commence one week later than the current term, a direct response to the newly expanded 48-team World Cup.

Club officials, who convened in London, determined that the campaign will now kick off on August 22, 2026, and end on May 30, 2027.

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