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BOXING CLEVER

CHARLIE SKINNER LOOKS AT THE HISTORY OF BOXING DAY FOOTBALL AND WHAT AWAITS FANS THIS CHRISTMAS

FESTIVE FOOTBALL

Roger Hunt scored four times for Liverpool on Boxing Day in 1963 as they beat Stoke 6-1
ON A cold winter’s afternoon in 1860, when the only equipment needed was a brown leather ball, Sandygate Road played host to the first ever Boxing Day fixture in the UK (Hallam FC vs Sheffield FC).
Fast-forward over 150 years and the tradition of football being played on this festive day has hardly changed.
What has Boxing Day got to do with boxing? In fact, the answer is nothing at a...

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