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“Historically, Boxing Day has nothing to do with sport”… The origins of the December 26 tradition

2022-12-26T16:01:33.446Z


Far from the field, this habit which means that matches are played and broadcast from morning to evening in most English-speaking countries


This Monday, fourteen teams are rethreading their cleats in the Premier League but they do not owe this return to current affairs to any boxing fight.

Each year, the English championship presses the accelerator from December 26 and the English teams play matches for a short week.

It is the traditional "Boxing Day", which does not only concern the United Kingdom, nor only the round ball.

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Source: leparis

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