Football. Food. Family. In that order.
Christmas is much more than pretending you’re pleased with your auntie’s present and enjoying drunken family members you see twice a year engage in a verbal dispute during a game of charades. The camaraderie’s great, of course, and the food is what many look forward to, but deep down, the festive period is all about the football.
While Europe’s tendency to have some time off at the end of the year means fixtures from the continent’s top leagues arrive at a less relentless rate, English football supporters are set to be treated to another barrage of…
