While the world is in festive euphoria, football continues with "normal" life - in Great Britain everything is already a tradition, and in recent seasons the New Year has been brightened by Kalćo, followed by the Spanish and French leagues...
"Boxing Day" also started the football holidays in England this season, where everything continues today with a new round, and will be played tomorrow, while after the last day off in 2024, everything will start again on the first day of 2025.
Derbies for the end and beginning of the year
The Premier League brings six matches today, and two games stand out - fallen champion Manchester City opens the day with an away game against Leicester (15.30:XNUMX p.m.), while the last match is played at the Olympic Stadium in London, where West Ham will welcome the leader Liverpool.
The "Reds" at the top, with a match in hand, have six points more than Arsenal, and the journalists on the Island were interested in whether Arne Slott because of this advantage, he now feels less pressure.
- You are sitting in front of the Liverpool coach - so there is always pressure here. Whether you are convincingly first or in seventh position. After all, the fact that we are currently in first place does not bring anything, because it seems to me that Liverpool was the leader even last year after half the season - the Liverpool manager pointed out.
2024 in England will be marked by the old derby between Manchester United and Newcastle, which will be played tomorrow at 21:1, and on January XNUMXst is one of the London derbies between Brentford and Arsenal.
The Premier League will be played on January 4 and 5, and that round will also bring England's biggest derby between Liverpool and United.
Double calço treat, Lisbon derby, Old Firm...
The "Kalćo holidays" started yesterday, Serie A will be played today and tomorrow, and from the second day of 2025, all attention shifts to Saudi Arabia, where Inter, Atalanta, Juventus and Milan will fight for the Supercup trophy.
Today's Serie A program will be directed by two derbies (Juventus-Fiorentina and Milan-Roma), just like on January 4 and 5 when Fiorentina-Napoli and Roma-Lazio play.
During the holidays, both Portuguese and Scots will enjoy football - and in big derbies. Already tonight (21.30:2 p.m.) the Lisbon clash between Sporting and Benfica is scheduled, and on January XNUMX the famous Old Firm derby between Rangers and Celtic.
Along with the English and Italians, at the beginning of the year, on January 3 to be exact, the French League 1 will return, while on the same day the postponed match of the Spanish La League between Valencia and Real will be played. When it comes to the Spanish, the beginning of the year will be marked by the King's Cup, as well as the Super Cup, which will be played by Atlético Bibao, Barcelona, Real and Mallorca from January 8 to 12.
Important matches during the holidays
Sunday, December 29
Leicester - Manchester City (15.30:XNUMX p.m.)
Juventus - Fiorentina (18.00)
West Ham - Liverpool (18.15)
Milan - Rome (20.45)
Sporting - Benfica (21.30)
Monday, December 30
Como - Leće (18.30)
Ipswich - Chelsea (20.45)
M. United - Newcastle (21.00)
Wednesday, January 1
Brentford - Arsenal (18.30)
Thursday, January 2
Rangers - Celtic (16.00)
Inter - Atalanta (20.00)
Friday, January 3
Juventus - Milan (20.00)
Valencia - Real M. (21.00)
Saturday, January 4
Fiorentina - Napoli (18.00)
Brighton - Arsenal (18.30)
Sunday, January 5
Liverpool - M. United (17.30)
Roma - Lazio (20.45)
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