And so approaches Boxing Day, the day when everybody runs from their family, to the pitches and pubs, trying desperately to forget 24 hours of pain. Nothing better than nine soccer games to help you forget regrettable tradition! SB Nation Soccer Editor provides your menu for distraction.
English Premier League Weekend Preview, Fixtures, Picks: Happy Boxing Day!
Enjoy your Saturday off, English Premier League fans. Unwrap your gifts. Ruffle your children’s hair. Put an arm around your wife. Perhaps, cast that contented smile at your girlfriend. Take a huge swig of egg nog and remember: Nobody likes egg nog.
It’s Christmas! And even if you don’t celebrate the holiday, soak up the break, because on Sunday, the English Premier League will be back. And it’s going to want to make up for lost time. It’s Boxing Day, everybody - the day when all of England comes together, dedicates themselves to football, and makes a pledge to be forgotten in 364 days: I am not doing that again next year.
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