Minute30.com .- For international football lovers, December 26 is, by tradition, the most sacred day in the English calendar, with “Boxing Day. However, this 2025 many fans have been surprised when opening the results applications: there is no full day of 10 games today.

Although “Boxing Day” remains an institution in the United Kingdom, various logistical and sporting health reasons have fragmented the date. Here we explain what happened to football this year.

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1. The television factor and the “fragmented” calendar

Unlike a decade ago, where all teams played at almost the same time on December 26, the Premier League and television networks (such as Amazon Prime, Sky and TNT) now spread matches over multiple days (December 26, 27 and 28).

This is done to:

Maximize audience: By not crossing games, fans can watch all the big team games without having to choose.

Transportation logistics: In the United Kingdom, on December 26 there is no train service or mass public transport, making it difficult to transport 10 visiting fans simultaneously.

2. Players’ rest

In recent years, coaches such as Pep Guardiola and Jürgen Klopp (before his departure) led a strong protest against the Christmas calendar. Playing on the 26th and then the 28th of December (with only 48 hours of rest) increased injuries by 40%.

For 2025, the FA (English Federation) decided to guarantee that no team plays two games in less than 60 or 72 hours, which forced a large part of the Boxing Day matchday to be moved to the weekend.

3. What games are being played today?

Although it is not the massive day it was before, Boxing Day 2025 maintains a key meeting so as not to completely break tradition.

Manchester United hosts Newcastle, a match that will take place at 3 in the afternoon, Colombian time.

4. The impact on betting and entertainment without Boxing Day

For fans in Colombia, this fragmentation changes the dynamics of “cocks” and sports betting, since the day is not resolved in a single day, but extends over 72 hours of continuous football.