Why did the Premier League choose to drive at Christmas?

Personally, there are two aspects: commercial factors and competitive factors.

In business, it is the broadcast revenue and sponsors' investment that make the Premier League the best in the world. During Christmas, the main European leagues such as La Liga, Serie A, Bundesliga and Ligue 1 are all in the winter break, so the Premier League has become the only event during this period, which is conducive to commercial promotion.

In terms of events, there are League Cup and FA Cup in the Premier League, and the competition systems of the two cups are also different. For example, if the first round of the FA Cup draws, there will be a replay and the number of matches will increase. If the Premier League also introduces the winter break, then the events after the winter break will be more intensive, which the big clubs participating in the European League do not want to see. Therefore, if the winter break is introduced, the starting time and competition system of domestic leagues must also be changed to balance the influence of intensive competitions after the winter break.

English Football League Cup (League Cup)

The competition is divided into seven rounds, except for the rematch, and the winner is decided by the single elimination system. Teams will draw lots to decide their opponents and home and away games. If the game is tied within 90 minutes, it will be decided by overtime (first half 15 minutes). If overtime is still unclear, the winner will be decided by penalty kick. There are two rounds of the semi-final, one for each team at home. Teams that score more goals in two games are eligible. This cup is different from the European Cup. There is no discount for the visiting team's goals. If the total number of goals in the two games is the same, the winner will be decided in overtime. If the number of goals scored in overtime is the same, the visiting team will be promoted through the visiting team goal preferential system. If the winner still cannot be decided, it will be decided by punishment.

In the first round, the participating teams included all champion teams, team A and team B.. In the Premier League, except for the team that participated in the European Tournament, it was the third round, and all other Premier League teams started to join in the second round. The League Cup final is usually held at Wembley Stadium in London at the end of February every year. The champion can get a seat in the Europa League.

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Football Association Challenge Cup

There is no seed team in the FA Cup, and the match and home and away games are completely decided by lottery. The competition is divided into eight rounds. The first two rounds were given to amateur teams, League One teams and League Two teams, and the Premier League and Championship teams joined the competition in the third round. The competition is divided into eight rounds. Except for semi-finals and finals, if each lap is tied within 90 minutes, a rematch is required. The rematch will be played between the home and away teams. If the rematch is tied within 90 minutes, it will take extra time to decide the outcome. If overtime doesn't decide the outcome, it will be decided by penalty kick.

Semifinals and finals are held in neutral positions. If the two teams draw within 90 minutes, it will take extra time to decide the result. If it is still undecided in overtime, it will be decided by penalty kick.

Every August, all non-league clubs affiliated to the FA with basic facilities begin to play the preliminary knockout. In 2004/2005, 660 clubs participated in the FA Cup, breaking the record of 656 teams in192122. After the extra preliminaries, there are preliminaries, four preliminaries and six official matches, and finally the semi-finals and finals. All league clubs and non-league clubs that have participated in FA trophies or FA vases and are currently participating in events that are considered "acceptable" are allowed to participate in the FA Cup, and all participating clubs must have suitable and safe stadiums.

Traditionally, the final venue of the FA Cup is Wembley Stadium in London. Due to the reconstruction of Wembley Stadium, the final venue of the FA Cup was changed from 200 1 to Cardiff Millennium Stadium. In May 2007, the FA Cup final returned to Wembley. The final of the FA Cup is usually held in the middle and late May. When the FA Cup final is held, the two teams will tie ribbons representing the colors of the two teams. After the game, the ribbon of the losing team will be taken down, the winning team will go up the stairs, and the captain will accept and hold the trophy in front of the royal box.