Soccer-2024-25 PL season to begin on Aug. 17, no Christmas Eve game

Soccer Football - Premier League - Crystal Palace v Brighton & Hove Albion - Selhurst Park, London, Britain - December 21, 2023 Brighton & Hove Albion's Bart Verbruggen looks up as Jordan Ayew scores Crystal Palace's first goal REUTERS/Toby Melville/File Photo

(Reuters) - The 2024-25 Premier League season will kick off on Aug. 17, the League said on Friday, 90 days after the current campaign ends.

The new season begins just over a month after the European Championship ends, with the final scheduled for July 14.