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Soccer on Boxing Day, also known as St. Stephen's Day, usually marks the start of a congested fixture list over the Christmas and New Year period. It is a tradition as old as English football itself, dating back to the first top-flight season in 1888 -- but when Manchester United play Newcastle at Old Trafford on Dec. 26, it will be the only Premier League game maintaining the ritual of Boxing Day fixtures in England.