Arsenal vs. Crystal Palace in EFL Cup quarterfinals

Eslewhere its a Supercoppa Italiana showdown between Napoli and Bologna for a trophy

By Pardeep Cattry

Dec 22, 2025 at 11:45 am ET • 2 min read

Hello! The festive season is upon us and thankfully, there will be plenty of soccer to keep us company during the holidays. While the action gets underway in Morocco for the Africa Cup of Nations, two of Italy's best meet in Saudi Arabia and England gears up for another EFL Cup quarterfinal to start the week. I'm Pardeep Cattry with the latest.

📺 Footy fix

All times U.S./Eastern

Monday, Dec. 22
🏆 AFCON: Mali vs. Zambia, 9 a.m. ➡️ beIN Sports
🏆 AFCON: South Africa vs. Angola, 12 p.m. ➡️ beIN Sports
🏆 Supercoppa Italiana: Napoli vs. Bologna, 2 p.m. ➡️ Paramount+, CBS Sports Network
🏆 AFCON: Egypt vs. Zimbabwe, 3 p.m. ➡️ beIN Sports
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 EPL: Fulham vs. Nottingham Forest, 3 p.m. ➡️ USA Network

Tuesday, Dec. 23
🏆 AFCON: Congo DR vs. Benin, 7:30 a.m. ➡️ beIN Sports
🏆 AFCON: Senegal vs. Botswana, 10 a.m. ➡️ beIN Sports
🏆 AFCON: Nigeria vs. Tanzania, 12:30 p.m. ➡️ beIN Sports
🏆 AFCON: Tunisia vs. Uganda, 3 p.m. ➡️ beIN Sports
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 EFL Cup: Arsenal vs. Crystal Palace, 3 p.m. ➡️ Paramount+

Wednesday, Dec. 24
🏆 AFCON: Burkina Faso vs. Equatorial Guinea, 7:30 a.m. ➡️ beIN Sports
🏆 AFCON: Algeria vs. Sudan, 10 a.m. ➡️ beIN Sports
🏆 AFCON: Ivory Coast vs. Mozambique, 12:30 p.m. ➡️ beIN Sports
🏆 AFCON: Cameroon vs. Gabon, 3 p.m. ➡️ beIN Sports

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