A look at the best festive traditions by football clubs from around the world

Christmas is full of grand traditions, it's what makes the festive season the most wonderful time of the year.

However, away from the presents under the tree and your favourite turkey dinner, football isn't short of it's own traditions, too.

We are all accustomed to games on Boxing Day, players visiting local hospitals and even the tales from club's Christmas parties, but they aren't the only annual festivities.

From generous Spanish fans in Betis, to the must-have Christmas accessory there are some unique football traditions from football clubs all over Europe.

MailSport looks at some of the best football club Christmas traditions....

Fans of Spanish side Real Betis embrace the charitable side of the festive season, by annually donating cuddly toys to disadvantage children.

The tradition started in 2018 and it sees supporters rain soft toys down onto the Estadio Benito Villamarin  pitch for volunteers to collect and then donate so local children in need still have a gift for Christmas.

This year, it saw supporters of the La Liga team make their donation during half time of Betis' of their 1-1 draw with Real Madrid earlier this month as 1400 toys were thrown from the stands.

Posting on their social media feed, the club shared a video of the fans throwing their chosen toys onto the pitch with the caption 'This more the

Where better to sing your favourite Christmas carol then surrounded by thousands of German football fans? That's exactly what German second division club Union Berlin have done since 2003 and is now an annual Christmas tradition.

Fans flock to the An der Alten Foersterei Stadium, in the Kopenick neighbourhood of the German capital, on the last night before the Germans celebrate Christmas and fill the cold air with