Boxing Day is an annual holiday in the UK that falls on December 26, or the day after Christmas. It is a "bank holiday" — essentially what Americans refer to as a federal holiday — meaning most businesses are closed and most employees have the day off, or can at least claim an extra day of annual leave at a later date.

Why is there only one Premier League game on Boxing Day? - The expanded Champions League and exclusive weekends for the FA Cup has led to the Premier League scrapping its traditional feast of Boxing D

The Boxing Day weekend continues with some great matches this Saturday! The day began with Manchester City grabbing a 2-1 win at Nottingham Forest to go one point clear of Arsenal at the top of the Premier League table.

Dane Patrick Dorgu fired a superb volley into the corner to record his first goal for the club. Benjamin Sesko struck the crossbar shortly before Lewis Hall did the same at the other end. The result sees the hosts rise to fifth, while Eddie Howe's side remain in 11th in the table.

MANCHESTER, Inglaterra (AP) — Tradicionalmente, es uno de los días más esperados del calendario del fútbol inglés. Sin embargo, este año hay una notable falta de partidos de la Liga Premier en el llamado Boxing Day, con solo un partido programado: Manchester United vs. Newcastle.

The Boxing Day weekend continues with some great matches this Saturday! We begin with Nottingham Forest taking on Manchester City as the early kickoff in the Premier League, followed by matches such as Arsenal against Brighton & Hove Albion and Liverpool against Wolverhampton Wanderers.

Happy Boxing Day! The Premier League may be taking a light day, but we've got a loaded slate in the EFL Championship while AFCON gets closer to the end of matchday one. I'm Chuck Booth, and let's get to the soccer.