Footballers at Christmas! Stars enjoy festivities alongside WAGs and their children as likes of Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi pose in calm before the storm ahead of Boxing Day fixtures
- Stars have settled down with their families to enjoy this year’s Christmas Day
- Football returns tomorrow with eight matches on Boxing Day in the Premier League
- LISTEN NOW: It all starts! Are Tottenham managers treated differently to other managers?
The likes of Cristiano Ronaldo shared festive snaps on social media as footballers posed alongside WAGs and their children on Christmas Day.
Players have settled in to enjoy the day, although many will also be training ahead of a chaotic post-Christmas period with a number of matches taking place around the world.
Defending champions Manchester City will be in action on Boxing Day, with eight matches in total before two more – Brighton v Brentford and Arsenal v Ipswich – take place on December 27.
But as well as some trips to the training ground, players have posed for social media posts alongside their families to show fans how they are spending Christmas.
Leading the celebrations was Ronaldo, who shared an online post with his 645 million Instagram followers as he sat next to model wife Georgina Rodriguez and his five children, all in matching pajamas.
The caption read: “The most important part of Christmas,” accompanied by a Christmas tree emoji.
Cristiano Ronaldo shared a photo of his family around a table, dressed in matching pajamas, on social media
Lionel Messi posed with his wife Antonela Roccuzzo on social media, as well as his children
Potentially fortunate for Ronaldo, Al-Nassr is out of action until January 9, meaning the former Manchester United star is on a break until he steps back onto the pitch.
Meanwhile, Lionel Messi shared two photos via his wife’s Instagram account. He smiled arm in arm with Antonela Roccuzzo, and then again next to the couple’s three children.
Elsewhere, in terms of Premier League stars, Emiliano Martinez got ready to sit down with Amanda and the couple’s two children, Luis Diaz moved in with his family of four and Alejandro Garnacho lay in a tree with girlfriend Eva Garcia and their young children. son.
Across Manchester, Bernardo Silva was spotted in front of his Christmas tree alongside partner Ines Tomaz, with daughter Carlota, who was born earlier this year, on the Manchester City star’s shoulders.
He is likely to feature against Everton on Boxing Day as Pep Guardiola’s side look to turn around their poor form.