Provincia Santa Cruz de Tenerife

Many will lament the interruption of Real Madrid and Barcelona's pursuit of Atlético, but seeing Pedri in action for Spain is an exciting alternative.

While LaLiga is on hold over the Christmas break, we have the International Under-12 tournament in Arona and action from England and Italy to keep us supplied with football.

As is the tradition, on December 28 every year we become kids again. The photographs that accompany each journalist in the paper version of AS are from our respective childhoods...