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International breaks can be a pain for managers trying to get their teams into a rhythm at the start of the season.

Birmingham City boss Chris Davies embraced it last season and felt that his team benefitted from four two-week breaks, even if it meant that they had a pile up of fixtures at the end of the campaign.

International breaks aren’t par for the course in League One, but they are in the Championship and Premier League – where Blues hope to be in the near future.

The September international window comes around too quickly for some and further international breaks in October and November break up the domestic season.

FIFA have adapted the plan moving forward meaning there will only be three international windows per season after the World Cup next year.

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