Footy Fix: Arsenal vs. Aston Villa closes out 2025 in style; AFCON group stage in full swing

Season's greetings and welcome to the Golazo newsletter. While you're hopefully enjoying some well-earned relaxation over the festive period there's no rest for the world of football with the Premier League, Serie A and the Africa Cup of Nations among the competitions that have been in full swing over recent days. I'm James Benge, let's dive into it!

📺 Footy fix

All times U.S./Eastern

Monday, Dec. 29
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Championship: Coventry City vs. Ipswich Town, 1 p.m. ➡️ Paramount+
🏆 AFCON: Zambia vs. Morocco, 2 p.m. ➡️ beIN Sports
🏆 AFCON: Comoros vs. Mali, 2 p.m. ➡️ beIN Sports
🇮🇹 Serie A: Roma vs. Genoa, 2:45 p.m. ➡️ Paramount+, CBS Sports Network
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Championship: Millwall vs. Bristol City, 2:45 p.m. ➡️ Paramount+
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Championship: Leicester City vs. Derby County, 2:45 p.m. ➡️ Paramount+
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 League One: Cardiff City vs. Stevenage, 2:45 p.m. ➡️ Paramount+
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Championship: Birmingham City vs. Southampton, 3:15 p.m. ➡️ Paramount+

Tuesday, Dec. 30
🏆 AFCON: Tanzania vs. Tunisia, 11 a.m. ➡️ beIN Sports
🏆 AFCON: Uganda vs. Nigeria, 11 a.m. ➡️ beIN Sports
🏆 AFCON: Benin vs. Senegal, 2 p.m. ➡️ beIN Sports
🏆 AFCON: Botswana vs. DR Congo, 2 p.m. ➡️ beIN Sports
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Premier League: Chelsea vs. AFC Bournemouth, 2:30 p.m. ➡️ USA
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Premiership: Motherwell vs. Celtic, 3 p.m. ➡️ Paramount+, CBS Sports Network
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Premier League: Arsenal vs. Aston Villa, 3:15 p.m. ➡️ NBCSN
🇺🇸 Major Arena Soccer League: San Diego Sockers vs. Tacoma Stars, 10 p.m. ➡️ Paramount+, CBS Sports Golazo Network

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