SO bye-bye Boxing Day football? No, the busy festive programme is too popular with fans and, more importantly, broadcasters for anyone to risk meddling with it. The current plan seems to be for a two-week break after the traditional FA Cup Third Round weekend at the start of January. But let’s be clear: the Premier […]
BOXING Day football is the highlight of most football fans’ Christmas – something to look forward to after gorging on turkey the day before. But the traditional day of fixtures has an interesting history, and a a meticulous amount of planning is needed to make sure fans do not have to travel too far. Here […]
BOXING DAY’S fixtures are as eagerly anticipated by supporters as any in the football calendar. But a number of Premier League clubs will be short of their star players for this season’s festive programme. Earlier in the month, ex-ref Howard Webb said that players have come up to him asking for yellow cards before Boxing Day. […]
BOXING DAY is one of the best times a year to be an English football fan. After Christmas, everyone looks forward to the annual festive fixture which normally sees their team take on another local side. But some players are not so keen, according to Howard Webb. Every year, footballers have to give up Christmas […]