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The [[2022–23 Premier League|2022–23 season]] was the first to take a six-week break between November and December 2022 to allow for the [[2022 FIFA World Cup|first winter World Cup]],<ref>{{Cite news |title=Premier League set for mid-season break |website=BBC Sport |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/59253994 |access-date=8 May 2022 |archive-date=2 January 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200102225119/https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/59253994 |url-status=live }}</ref> with a return for the [[Boxing Day]] fixtures.<ref>{{cite news |date=2 April 2022 |title=How the 2022 World Cup will affect the 2022/23 Premier League season |url=https://talksport.com/football/924633/how-will-2022-world-cup-affect-premier-league-fixtures-schedules-qatar-boxing-day-start-end-date/ |access-date=8 May 2022 |website=talkSPORT |archive-date=2 January 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200102225119/https://talksport.com/football/924633/how-will-2022-world-cup-affect-premier-league-fixtures-schedules-qatar-boxing-day-start-end-date/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The Premier League players decided to take the knee only at some selected "significant moments", instead of the routine before matches. They assured to "remain resolutely committed to eradicate racial prejudice".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/soccer/english-premier-league/story/4712201/premier-league-players-agree-to-stop-taking-a-knee-before-every-game|title=Premier League players agree to stop taking a knee before every game|access-date=3 August 2022|publisher=ESPN|date=3 August 2022|archive-date=3 August 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220803103442/https://www.espn.com/soccer/english-premier-league/story/4712201/premier-league-players-agree-to-stop-taking-a-knee-before-every-game|url-status=live}}</ref> That season was notable for Newcastle United and [[Brighton & Hove Albion F.C.|Brighton & Hove Albion]] breaching the traditional "big six", as they finished fourth and sixth, respectively, while Tottenham and Chelsea were eighth and twelfth, respectively.<ref>{{cite news |last=Thomas-Humphreys |first=Harry |date=23 May 2023 |title=The last time Newcastle United played in the Champions League |url=https://metro.co.uk/2023/05/22/when-was-the-last-time-newcastle-played-in-the-champions-league-18824401/ |access-date=28 May 2023 |website=Metro |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/65704321 |title=Brighton qualify for Europa League: 'Special times at a club on the rise' |publisher=BBC Sport |date=24 May 2023 |access-date=29 May 2023 |url-status=live}}</ref> Meanwhile, 2015–16 champions Leicester City were relegated, becoming the second league-winning club to suffer relegation since 1992, after [[Blackburn Rovers F.C.|Blackburn Rovers]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/65622943|title=What went wrong for Leicester City?|first=Shamoon|last=Hafez|publisher=BBC Sport|date=28 May 2023|access-date=30 May 2023}}</ref>
Premier league concluded a four years investigation into Manchester City, alleging the club of over 100 breaches in the first nine years under the Abu Dhabi owners. The charges included 80 alleged breaches of financial rules between 2009-18, and over 30 alleged violations concerning the failure to co-operate with Premier League’s investigation.<ref>{{cite news |last=MacInnes |first=Paul |title=Premier League charges Manchester City over alleged financial rule breaches |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2023/feb/06/manchester-city-charged-by-premier-league-over-alleged-financial-rule-breaches |access-date=25 September 2023 |work=The Guardian |date=6 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230206110824/https://www.theguardian.com/football/2023/feb/06/manchester-city-charged-by-premier-league-over-alleged-financial-rule-breaches |archive-date=6 February 2023}}</ref> <ref>{{cite news |last=Douglas |first=Steve |title=Man City accused of misleading Premier League over finances |url=https://apnews.com/article/sports-soccer-premier-league-abu-dhabi-58b7439d969e7e2e56a09f9c135f24a7 |access-date=25 September 2023 |work=The Associated Press |date=6 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230206121819/https://apnews.com/article/sports-soccer-premier-league-abu-dhabi-58b7439d969e7e2e56a09f9c135f24a7 |archive-date=6 February 2023}}</ref> <ref>{{cite news |last=Panja |first=Tariq |title=Manchester City Charged With Years of Financial Violations |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/06/sports/soccer/manchester-city-premier-league-financial-charges.html |access-date=25 September 2023 |work=The New York Times |date=6 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230206114127/https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/06/sports/soccer/manchester-city-premier-league-financial-charges.html |archive-date=6 February 2023}}</ref> According to the UK government, the British embassy in Abu Dhabi and the Foreign Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) in London discussed Premier League’s charges against City. However, the British authorities refused to disclose the correspondence, stating that it could potentially damage the UK’s bilateral relations with the UAE.<ref>{{cite news |last=Sheldon |first=Dan |title=Manchester City’s Premier League charges discussed by UK government and its embassy in Abu Dhabi |url=https://theathletic.com/4889001/2023/09/22/man-city-charges-premier-league-abu-dhabi/ |access-date=25 September 2023 |work=The Athletic |date=22 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230922163239/https://theathletic.com/4889001/2023/09/22/man-city-charges-premier-league-abu-dhabi/ |archive-date=22 September 2023}}</ref>
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