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The 2024 festive period promises to be packed with exciting fixtures and football events. Make sure you don’t miss out on the action with our helpful guide for the festive calendar below, where we’ve picked out some of our personal highlights in the lead up to Christmas.

UEFA have announced that from the 2024/25 season, their European competitions would run with a slightly different format. While the changes aren’t massive – especially into the later rounds – a fresh group stage format may prove to be confusing at first glance. We cover some of the changes to the EUFA competition format and how we predict these will impact upcoming tournaments, as well as the broader football landscape.

Looking to start watching a new sport this season? It’s easy to get caught up in the hype of a world conquering sport like Football, but there’s plenty more out there for sports lovers to enjoy – why not bring a bit more variety into your sports watching experience by checking out something a bit different? Below we’ve picked out some of the most entertaining sports that the WheresTheMatch team keep up with outside of football.

Excited for the 2024-25 football season? Here at WheresTheMatch, we can’t wait for it to get started and are enthusiastically watching the football calendar come together. To make sure you don’t miss any of the most exciting upcoming fixtures, we’ve put together a helpful list below with some of the key dates, times, and broadcasters for the games we’re planning to check out.

With the 2024 European Championships getting steadily closer, here are the underdog teams that we’ll be keeping our eye on across the tournament.

View our predictions for Euro 2024. Find out who we think it going to take the competition by storm, who we think is going to flop, and where to watch it all.

What’s changed with the new European Super League proposal and how can we expect it to shape the future footballing landscape. Read our blog at WheresTheMatch.

View our picks for the best upcoming sporting fixtures across December 2023 in our Christmas/New Year Fixture & Sporting Event Calendar.

For the last eight years USADA have been responsible for anti-doping within the UFC. They have now broken their partnership with a replacement planned.

The United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland have been announced as the host countries for the Euro 2028 championship. Find out more about the tournament here.

When does the NHL season start? Find out about the starting dates of the NHL as well as about some of the key dates for the upcoming season at WheresTheMatch.

Financial fair play is a regulation imposed within European competitions to cap spending and promote sustainability. Find out more on the WheresTheMatch blog.

The Saudi Pro League has recently seen expansion into the UK and US Broadcasting markets via the digital rights sale to DAZN and FOX Sports.

Why not check out a lesser-known football league this season? Read about some of our favourite divisions outside the European top 5 on the WTM blog.

Sports broadcaster Viaplay has recently announced their withdrawal from UK markets after only a year. Find out how this will impact leagues such as the SPFL here.

The Saudi Arabian Football League is establishing itself as a footballing giant. Find out more about sustainability and its threat to top clubs here.

Wondering how UFC fights are scored? Find out more about the 10-point-must system and how it’s used to judge the outcome of a fight on our blog here.

The UFC has recently come under fire for its fighter wages. Find out more on how fighters are paid as we try to answer - are UFC fighters underpaid?

Looking forward to this year’s Ashes series? View the full team selections, where to watch the Ashes, and the history of the competition on the WheresTheMatch blog.

We’ve ranked some of the best Premier League transfer signings of the 2022/23 season including Haaland, Pope, Zinchenko, and more. View the full list here.