Growing up in Britain, there were quite a few holiday periods that resulted in huge numbers of matches being cancelled because of snowy conditions.

This holiday season it may be fog that will cancel many matches — something which state-of-the-art pitch heating systems can’t solve.

So when you’re watching matches on Fox Soccer Channel and Setanta Sports on Tuesday (Boxing Day), don’t be surprised if many of the matches are canceled or if you end up seeing teams that weren’t originally scheduled to be shown.