In the United Kingdom, it is traditional for the Home Nations' major football leagues (including, most prominently, the Premier League, Scottish Premiership, and NIFL Premiership) to hold a full programme of fixtures on Boxing Day. Originally, matches on Boxing Day were played against local rivals so that teams and their fans would not have to travel long distances to away games on the day after Christmas. The 2022 Premier League Boxing Day fixtures saw the return of domestic top flight football for the 2022–23 Premier League season, following the six-week break for the 2022 FIFA World Cup.
in the united kingdom it is traditional for the home nations' major football leagues (including most prominently the premier league scottish premiership and nifl premiership) to hold a full programme of fixtures on boxing day originally matches on boxing day were played against local rivals so that teams and their fans would not have to travel long distances to away games on the day after christmas the 2022 premier league boxing day fixtures saw the return of domestic top flight football for the 2022–23 premier league season following the six-week break for the 2022 fifa world cup