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Premier League executive chairman Richard Scudamore has backed Sam Allardyces call for a winter break and says talks are ongoing about introducing one into the English league calendar. Austin Rivers Jersey . Allardyce has been consistent in his desire for a post-Christmas break and as England manager he now has even more of a vested interest in players not being too tired come the end of the season, using his first press conference as national team boss to reiterate the point. It would help the Premier League and us at international level if we could achieve that, he said. January and February is always the most difficult time to get players through. And Scudamore told Sky Sports News HQ: We are not against it, a winter break. We are in discussions with the FA and Football League, its an integrated calendar. Watch Sam Allardyce getting used to his new base at Englands training headquarters at St Georges Park. I dont know how close or near or far we are because I wouldnt want to compromise those negotiations, but if the three bodies come up with a solution we then have to road test that with the clubs, the fans and everything else.There is a willingness to try and make it happen but I cant put anything like a time scale on it. I think if it was easy it would have been done already.FA chief executive Martin Glenn said his association were also in favour of a break, but said it would not be feasible until the current three-year television rights deal is completed. Sam Allardyce believes the introduction of a winter break would make England better prepared for international tournaments There is a consensus that it would be a good thing to do, he said. We can do our bit about fixture congestion and thats why from the quarter-finals [of the FA Cup this season] were not going to replays.Glenn also hinted that the timing of the break may be pushed back to January.What scared people about winter breaks in the past is the thought of it being between Boxing Day and New Year but it doesnt have to be then. It can be after the FA Cup third round in mid-January. Win Sky Q Ultra HD with Sky Sports 43 LG TV plus a Sky Q Ultra HD package including Sky Sports to be won EVERY DAY - enter now! Also See: England had squad to win Slovakia first for Sam Allardyce talks up record What we learned from Allardyce Tobias Harris Jersey . -- The Kelowna Rockets earned their 16th straight win with a 7-2 rout of the Portland Winterhawks in Western Hockey League action Thursday. Clippers Jerseys . And follow TSN.ca right through Deadline Day for all the updates. From Pierre LeBrun While Anaheim GM Bob Murray said earlier this season he was not going to trade Jonas Hiller despite the fact hes an unrestricted free agent on July 1, some sources have told TSN Hockey Insider Pierre LeBrun that Murray might be willing to move another goalie. http://www.clippersnbateamshop.info/sam-dekker-clippers-jersey/ .C. -- The RBC Cups semifinal participants were decided by a pair of overtime games.PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. - New York Mets ace Matt Harvey threw a baseball for the first time since having elbow ligament-replacement surgery. With the largest media contingent in camp since Mets pitchers and catchers reported a week ago and with a group of fans lining the fence of a back field at New Yorks spring training complex Saturday, the right-hander threw 20 times from 60 feet to a bullpen catcher. "It wwas awesome," Harvey said. Avery Bradley Jersey. "I know it was 20 throws at 60 feet, but everything felt absolutely amazing. Ive got a lot of work to do. Its going to be a tough process with how things felt today. But Ive got to stick with it and move forward." Harvey threw on the four-month anniversary of his surgery — Oct. 22 — which was the date he originally targeted for throwing. cheap falcons jerseys cheap ravens jerseys cheap bills jerseys cheap bears jerseys cheap bengals jerseys cheap cowboys jerseys cheap lions jerseys cheap texans jerseys cheap colts jerseys cheap jaguars jerseys cheap chiefs jerseys cheap rams jerseys cheap dolphins jerseys cheap vikings jerseys cheap saints jerseys cheap giants jerseys cheap jets jerseys cheap eagles jerseys cheap steelers jerseys cheap 49ers jerseys ' ' '