We here at FanHouse are hoping you're having a fantastic Christmas today, no matter where you might be. Many of you may be back on the job tomorrow, but in several other countries, tomorrow is a holiday called Boxing Day. Here in America, Boxing Day means putting your gifts back in their boxes and taking them back to the store to exchange them for something you really wanted for Christmas.In England, however, Boxing Day means Association football, and plenty of it. There's a full slate of Premier League games tomorrow, including one London derby and several relegation six-pointers. As if that weren't enough, all three levels of the Football League -- the Coca-Cola Championship, League One and League Two -- will have full schedules on Boxing Day.
It's the start of a holiday season that's almost as busy for England's footballers as it is for retail workers. All 92 clubs in the Premier League and Football League will play three matches in the next nine days, leading up to the first weekend in January and the third round proper of the FA Cup -- which happens to be the first round of that competition that features the big clubs.
For fans of English soccer all over the world, it's a feast that rivals the biggest Christmas dinner. Feel free to gorge yourselves silly.
