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Right, lets check out the length of the winter breaks from Europe's major leagues, see which
countries are the laziest, and which are heading for burn-out central.
The frost-bitten central European countries obviously have the longest time off, with
Austria leading the way with a staggering 75 day lie-in. The German Bundesliga has the biggest
break of the big European leagues, no wonder Owen Hargreaves is so content to stay out there,
rather than opting for England's good old fashioned 10-games-in-10-days Christmas bonanza. In fact,
the English and Scottish (the Scots tried it, but didn't like it) leagues are the only ones who dont
take a break.
Blimey, even the sun-kissed Mediterranean leagues are all now getting nearly 3 weeks off.
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| Season 2006-07 |
| League | Days Break | Last Game | Next Game |
| Austria | 75 | Dec 10th | Feb 24th |
| Czech Rep | 62 | Dec 11th | Feb 12th |
| Switzerland | 61 | Dec 10th | Feb 10th |
| Germany | 39 | Dec 17th | Jan 26th |
| Belgium | 34 | Dec 17th | Jan 21st |
| Turkey | 34 | Dec 18th | Jan 22nd |
| Portugal | 27 | Dec 17th | Jan 14th |
| Italy | 21 | Dec 23rd | Jan 14th |
| France | 20 | Dec 23rd | Jan 13th |
| Greece | 20 | Dec 18th | Jan 8th |
| Holland | 18 | Dec 31st | Jan 19th |
| Spain | 17 | Dec 20th | Jan 7th |
| England | 0 | | |
| Scotland | 0 | | |
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