including the Ugly Christmas Sweater—you know, those 1950s-style heavy knits featuring some kind of cartoonish seasonal decoration, like snowflakes, Santa Claus, or—in the case of Mark Darcy ...

It may or may not have a main central image, such as Santa Claus or some other figure from Christmas lore. Modern ugly Christmas sweaters usually feature a playful image or pun that takes center ...

From glued-on garlands to dangling ornaments, the ugly Christmas ... "Jingle Bell Sweaters," they were typically adorned with the usual Christmas symbols like snowmen, Santa, angels and snowflakes.

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas, which means it's time for our annual look at festive knitwear available from Europe's top football teams.