Euro 2024 is progressing rapidly, but fans will be irked to find out that on Monday, there will be no early kick-offs.
Supporters have been treated to a festival of football so far in Germany, but this coming Monday will be a bit barren.
In the UK, matches have been on at 2pm, 5pm and 8pm, but the late slot will be the only one in use on June 23.
Why are there no early games on Monday?
Monday sees Group B play to its conclusion as Spain take on Albania and Italy face Croatia.
Both matches have to start and end at the same time to ensure total fairness.
So, you can’t have one game ending an hour before another one starts because it might influence the other.
Plus, Group B’s teams were all in action on Thursday, so they need adequate rest before playing again.
It was the same case on Sunday while the four remaining groups then all play their final games on Tuesday and Wednesday.
So, fans will be in for a treat on those days, with four games taking place each day as the group stage reaches its climax.
As with the whole of Euro 2024, you will be able to catch the action across the talkSPORT network.
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