It’s Christmas, but not as you know it

As most people break up for their Christmas holidays this weekend, the football fixture list goes into overdrive.

I’ve been playing football for so long now that I don’t really know what a “normal” Christmas is any more..

A lot of people advocate a winter break, arguing that there shouldn’t be so many games over the festive period, but I’m a big fan of the busy schedule. It’s a tradition that I think should stay as it is.

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