Alan Shearer has hit out at the decision to schedule just one Premier League game on Boxing Day this year - as the former Newcastle man asks: 'What is the world coming to?'
In years gone by Boxing Day has been the favourite day of the footballing calendar, with fans across the country tucking into their festive leftovers as a day of action unfolds.
But the Premier League sparked outrage when it revealed that Manchester United's 8pm clash against Bournemouth on Friday would be the league's only clash to take place on the day after Christmas this year.