SundayDecember 26
ENGLAND:Inthe PremierLeague,
thetraditionalBoxingDay fixtures
beginwith Liverpoolv Leeds.
BELGIUM:CercleBruggetake
onarch-rivalsClubBrugge.
MondayDecember 27
ENGLAND:NewcastleUnitedhost
Manchester Unitedin theevening.
TuesdayDecember 28
ENGLAND:ThePremierLeague’s
hecticschedulecontinueswith six
morefixtures,includingArsenalv
WolvesandLeicesterv Liverpool.
WednesdayDecember 29
ENGLAND:ChelseafaceBrighton
andBrentford host ManchesterCity.
SCOTLAND:Inthe Premiership,
Rangerstravel to Aberdeen
andCeltichost Hibernian.
ThursdayDecember 30
ENGLAND:RafaBenitezfaces
hisoldteamasEverton take on
Newcastle,before Manchester
Unitedhost Burnleyin thefinal
PremierLeaguegameof 20 21.
PORTUGAL:Porto play Benfica
atthe topofthe Primeira Liga.
SaturdayJanuary 1
ENGLAND:Arsenalagainst
championsManchesterCityisthe
standoutclashamongthePremier
League’sNew Year’sDay fixtures.
SundayJanuary 2
ENGLAND:Ina crucialclash at
thetopofthePremierLeague
table,ChelseahostLiverpool.
SCOTLAND:CeltichostRangers
inGiovanni vanBronckhorst’s first
OldFirmderbyas Gersmanager.
SPAIN:LaLiga’sMadrid-based
teams areallin actionagainst each
other, with Rayo Vallecanovisiting
AtleticoandGetafehostingReal.
MondayJanuary 3
SCOTLAND:It’stheEdinburgh
Global diar
Gamesanddatestopencilinforthemonthahead
derbybetweenHibsand Hearts.
TuesdayJanuary 4
CHINA:The 2021 CSL season
concludes,with thetop-of-the-table
clashbetweenShanghaiPortand
GuangzhouFCamongthe fixtures.
ThursdayJanuary 6
ITALY:A full setofmidweekSerieA
fixturestakesplace,includingMilan
v RomaandJuventus v Napoli.
FridayJanuary 7
GERMANY:TheBundesliga
returnsfromits winterbreak
withchampionsBayern Munich
v BorussiaMonchengladbach.
FRANCE:ThefirstLigue1 gameof
2022 takes place,with thefixture
still unconfirmedkickingoffat 8pm.
SaturdayJanuary 8
ENGLAND:A weekendofFACup
third roundactionbegins,with
non-leagueChesterfieldtravelling
toChelsea,LeagueOneSwindon
hostingManchesterCity, andAston
Villa visitingManchesterUnited.
SundayJanuary 9
CAMEROON:TheAfricaCup
ofNationsbeginswith hosts
CameroonfacingBurkinaFaso,
followedbyEthiopiav CapeVerde.
MondayJanuary 10
CAMEROON:AFCON 2021
continueswithMoroccov Ghana
theheadlinefixture of theday.
TheComoros alsomaketheir
tournamentbow againstGabon.
TuesdayJanuary 11
CAMEROON:MohamedSalah’s
AFCONcampaignbeginswith
Egyptv Nigeria,whileholders
AlgeriafaceSierraLeone.
SAUDIARABIA:TheKing
AbdullahSportsCityStadiumin
Jeddahplayshosttothe Spanish
SuperCup,withBarcelonafacing
RealMadridinthe first semi-final.
ITALY:Atthe SanSiro, giants
InterandJuventusface-offinthe
ItalianSuperCup.Elsewhere,the
ItalianCup last 16 takesplace.
WednesdayJanuary 12
CAMEROON:TomSaintfiet’s
Gambiasideplaytheirfirst-ever
AfricaCupof Nationsfinalsgame,
against Mauritania,whileTunisia
takeonMaliandEquatorial
GuineameetIvory Coast.
SAUDIARABIA:Thesecond
SpanishSuperCupsemi-final
takes place betweenAtletico
MadridandAthleticBilbao.
ThursdayJanuary 13
CAMEROON:Thehosts’ campaign
continuesagainstEthiopia,while
CapeVerde take on Burkina Faso.
FridayJanuary 14
CAMEROON:Liverpoolteam-
matesSadioManeandNabyKeita
gohead-to-headasSenegalface
Guinea,whileGabontakeon Ghana
andMoroccoplayComoros.
ENGLAND:RivalsBrighton&
HoveAlbionandCrystalPalace
face-off at theAmexStadium.
SaturdayJanuary 15
ENGLAND:Chelsea’s difficultstart
tothe NewYearcontinueswith a
toughtriptoManchesterCity.
CAMEROON:Thepressure will
beonNigeriaandEgypttowin,
astheyfaceSudanandGuinea-
BissaurespectivelyinGroupD.
SundayJanuary 16
ENGLAND:It’sthePremier
LeagueNorth Londonderby
betweenTottenhamandArsenal.
CAMEROON:Algeria’s AFCON
titledefencecontinuesagainst
EquatorialGuinea,whileGambia
faceWestAfricanneighboursMali.
SAUDIARABIA:Thefinalofthe
SpanishSuperCuptakesplace.
MondayJanuary 17
CAMEROON:Thefinalgames
ofthe AFCONgroupstagebegin
withCapeVerdevCameroonand
BurkinaFasov Ethiopiain GroupA.
TuesdayJanuary 18
CAMEROON:It’sGabonv Morocco
andGhanav Comorosinthe final
gamesofGroupC,while GroupB
concludeswith Zimbabwev Guinea
andMalawiv Senegal.
WednesdayJanuary 19
GERMANY:TheGermanCuplast
16 pitsthe twoBerlinsidesagainst
eachother, HerthaandUnion.
CAMEROON:Egypt’scampaign
concludesagainstSudan,while
NigeriafaceGuinea-Bissau.
ThursdayJanuary 20
CAMEROON:Thelastgroup
gamestakeplace– IvoryCoast
v AlgeriaandGambiav Tunisia.
INDIA:The 20 thedition of the
AFCWomen’s Asian Cupgets
underway,with Japanseeking
todefendtheirtitle.
FridayJanuary 21
ENGLAND:Inthe PremierLeague,
WatfordhostlowlyNorwichCity.
(Allkick-offtimes,ifstated,areBST)
Rematch...Algeriaedgedout
Ivory CoastatthelastAFCON
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SuperCup
holders...Athletic
Bilbao wonlast
season’s trophy
