Gimmick or advantage? Training on Christmas Day divides GAA player opinion

Derry and Glen footballer Conor Glass will train on Christmas Day but it's not for everyone

Conor Glass (Derry) and Céin D'Arcy (Galway and Ballyboden St Enda's). Pics: Sportsfile

Strip away the dramatic headlines about breaking tradition or going against Jürgen Klopp and Arne Slot’s decision to take Christmas Day off this season comes down to one thing: practicality.

Under Klopp, Liverpool played six St Stephen’s Day fixtures. The only non-covid season they did not have a fixture on the day was 2016. This year, however, the Premier League’s decision to schedule only one match on December 26 allowed Slot a choice dictated not by principle but by logistics. Liverpool play Wolves on December 27.