Van Gaal blasts festive football stuffing

Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal believes football fans are being short-changed because of the packed Christmas schedule.

Van Gaal blasts festive football stuffing
Wed, 31 Dec, 2014 - 00:00
Paul Hirst

Van Gaal is not enjoying his first taste of festive football in management.

The Dutchman was allowed to take time off over Christmas when managing in the Netherlands, Spain and Germany, but he is now in the middle of a run of five games in 15 days.

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