Can you wait three weeks for the Premier League to come back?

It feels like the Premier League season has only just started, but for fans who love watching their teams, we've got some slightly bad news for you.

The English top flight is now on a break, and while this isn't out of the ordinary, this one will be a bit longer than usual.

The league is taking three weeks off so some players can take part in international fixtures.

It's part of a change to the way the football season timetable works.

It's not just the Premier League that will be affected - the SPL and the English Championship will also be paused, as will leagues in places like Spain, Italy, France and Germany.

Lots of players will head off to represent their countries in the Nations League or in friendly international matches.

These international breaks in the season are nothing new, but until now they were usually shorter.

This season two of the breaks are being combined to make a longer 16-day pause - meaning there will be no Premier League matches between 20 September to 10 October.

The idea is that instead of four international breaks in the season, there will now be three.

The change was agreed by the FIFA council back in 2023, and the idea was to minimise disruption to the whole season overall.

Different teams will use this extra time off in different ways, as a lot will depend on how many members of their squad actually play for their country.

While the break might mean a rest for some players, for others it'll be filled up with extra travel, training and international matches.

For teams that have been on a winning run, their fans might worry about that positive momentum being lost, and for teams who have been on a losing streak, it means a long break to worry about how they can get back on track.

However, the other side of that coin is that it also gives all teams a chance for a reset.

And it's not just fans who might be fed up missing their teams, some managers involved aren't fans of the longer break either.

Real Madrid's manager Jose Mourinho, whose team plays in the Spanish league La Liga, said earlier this year: "The international break does concern me... it's a lot of time."

What do you think? Is the break too long? Will it be harder for players who can't train with all their team mates?

Or is having fewer breaks throughout the season a good thing? Let us know in the comments.