Political protests and marches disrupted Bolivian football to the point that the league season, which had been scheduled to finish on December 11, finished on December 28 instead, with games taking place on December 25. In that case, it was a response to a heavily delayed football calendar. While predominantly non-Christian countries such as most of those above would have no reason to stop the football calendar for Christmas Day, the heavily Roman Catholic Bolivia stood as an outlier in 2019. There is also international football, with Indonesia playing Singapore in the AFF Championship play-off. There are league fixtures scheduled for Decemin Turkey, Egypt, China, Algeria, Iran, Israel, Qatar and Saudi Arabia among other countries. However, a number of leagues continue with matches on December 25, generally in countries where Christmas is not as widely celebrated. Generally speaking, no league football is played in Europe or North America on Christmas day. But is football played anywhere in the world? Goal takes a look. Now, all of the major leagues around Europe are quiet on December 25. Messi's dancefloor 'murder': How Covid-19 mystery soured PSG star's Argentine Christmas.Crisis averted: Chelsea boss Tuchel masterfully managed Lukaku controversy.Flexibility, injury prevention and de-stressing: How yoga is keeping Salah, Haaland and Co.

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