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World Cup forces extended Premiership shutdown as SPFL announces key dates for 2022-23 season

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SPFL chiefs have confirmed the Scottish Premiership will go into a five-week shutdown next winter during the World Cup in Qatar.

Top flight clubs will head for an extended break after the 16th round of fixtures on November 12/13 and not return to action until the weekend before Christmas.

The schedule means next season’s Premier Sports Cup Final will return to a later date with it being pushed back to February 26 and the semi-finals being held on January 14/15.

The Scottish Cup Final meanwhile is expected to be delayed until June 3.It also means a hectic festive spell of fixtures, with top flights clubs playing five matches in 15 days between December 24 and January 7, including on Christmas Eve and Hogmanay with no January shutdown thereafter.Scotland face a play-off semi final against Ukraine and then, should they progress, a final against Wales or Austria to seal their place at the first ever winter World Cup which begins on November 21.

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