14:10 CET - The first goal of the day in AFCON comes from Benin and defender Yohan Roche, in what could prove to be a critical goal in their AFCON campaign.
13:55 CET - There are two Serie A clashes to look forward to at 15:00 CET as Lecce host high-flying Como and Torino take on Cagliari.
Check out the team news for those clashes when they come in during the next few minutes.
13:40 CET - The first goal of the weekend has come from Parma and Danish midfielder Oliver Sorensen as Fiorentina's Serie A nightmare continues.
13:30 CET - Play is underway at the City Ground as the festive football chaos begins to heat up...
13:20 CET - It is half-time in the first game of the weekend and in typical Serie A style, it remains 0-0 at the break between strugglers Parma and Fiorentina.
Follow the second period here.
12:35 CET - Team news is also in from the first of three games at the AFCON today as Benin take on Botswana in a clash between two countries who lost their opening group games.
Check out the team news for that clash below:
12:20 CET - It is team news time in the Premier League as Nottingham Forest host Manchester City from 13:30 CET.
Pep Guardiola has found a front three he trusts in the last few weeks, and it is the same trio of Rayan Cherki, Phil Foden and Erling Haaland from the start again today:
11:30 CET - Good morning and welcome to a festive edition of Flashscore's Football Tracker. Despite some of Europe's biggest leagues having a break over the Christmas period, there is still plenty of action for us to get our teeth into.
Today, all of the Premier League's top contenders are playing. Arsenal face a tough home match against Brighton & Hove Albion, whilst their closest rivals in the standings, Manchester City, kick off the Premier League action with a trip to Nottingham Forest - a happy hunting ground for them in recent years.
Meanwhile, it's shaping up to be a big week for Aston Villa. In the title fight up to this point, they face a real test of their credentials in their next three games. This evening, from 18:30 CET, they take on Chelsea at Villa Park.
At AFCON, the games come thick and fast this afternoon, as they have throughout the group stages. Two of the tournament's main threats take to the field for the second time as Nigeria and Senegal look to secure passage into the knockouts today.
Elsewhere, Serie A opens up with a relegation six-pointer as Parma host Fiorentina from 12:30 CET.
Fiorentina finally broke their league duck last week with a commanding win over 10-man Udinese. They are still rooted to the bottom of the table, but another victory today would see them move to within two points of their opponents this afternoon.
