Sir Alex Ferguson has renewed his request for a winter break to the Premier League despite previous appeals going unheard.
The Manchester United manager claims Germany's hugely successful national side offers the perfect example of what could be achieved with a two-week January shutdown.
Although he admits there is no evidence to back up his theory, Ferguson feels the TV companies are one of the main obstacles.
But Ferguson is keen to take advantage in the coming years of the decision to extend this season's domestic programme until the end of May.
"This season, for the first time, they have extended the season until the end of May," said Ferguson.
"International matches are played during the first two weeks of June anyway so why don't we use that period until the end of May when the weather is better.
"Managers have always voiced their opinions in favour of a winter break.
"The trouble is players carry their strains right through January, then when you get to March it turns into an injury of significance.
"A couple of years back we had four or five injuries in March which could be the result of something like that."
Ferguson proposes using the two extra weeks in May to create a gap from the New Year's Day fixtures until the FA Cup third round, which would be played at the end of January.
"You don't want to lose that impact of getting people into the grounds over the Christmas period," added Ferguson.
"But we could re-start with an FA Cup tie, which would add a bit of excitement to it after a winter break. That is what they do in Germany."
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