International Break is Damaging Premier League, Says Roberto Martinez: The Nightly EPL

Wigan Athletic manager Roberto Martinez came out today and said that international breaks are damaging the Premier League. Martinez is complaining because several of his players are just coming back from international duty, and he and the players have little time to prepare before they play Manchester United this Saturday.

With the Premier League being filled with so many global stars, the league’s players have to fly to remote parts of the world, and then return to England with little time to relax and to prepare for the next games.

Here are the Premier League news headlines tonight:

• International break is damaging Premier League, says Roberto Martinez — The Daily Mail
• Bacary Sagna told to toe the line after high-profile Arsenal sales — The Guardian
  
• Hillsborough truth must now end offensive chants between Liverpool & Utd fans — The Telegraph
• Chelsea’s John Terry winning fitness battle to face Anton Ferdinand — The Guardian
  
• Why are offensive fan chants now the focus in light of the Hillsborough Report? — The Footy Blog
  
• Karren Brady insists West Ham United the best option for Olympic Stadium — The Guardian
  
• Alan Pardew wants communication with international bosses to improve — The Daily Mail
  
• FA’s apology ‘is not good enough’, says family group — The Guardian
  
• Swansea boss Michael Laudrup not afraid to keep his big-money men on bench — Wales Online
  
• James McClean needs to grow up, says Sunderland’s Martin O’Neill — The Guardian
• EPL could adopt FFP regulations as early as the 2013-14 season — The Telegraph
  
• South Yorkshire police to ask IPCC to investigate officers’ conduct — The Guardian
  
• Manchester City’s Sergio Agüero close to return from injury — The Guardian