Salah, Haaland and other sports stars send Christmas greetings - in pictures

Premier League stars get ready for season resumption while others continue to enjoy the holidays

Liverpool star Mohamed Salah and his family sent Christmas greetings to his followers on Instagram. @mosalah / Instagram

Manchester City star Erling Haaland also wished his followers well on Christmas Day. @erling.haaland / Instagram

Chelsea's Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and his family wished his fans a "Merry Xmas" on Instagram. @auba / Instagram

Australia cricketer David Warner and his family joined the Christmas celebrations. @davidwarner31 / Instagram

Formula One driver Charles Leclerc greeted his followers on Christmas Day. @charles_leclerc / Instagram

Wayne Rooney and family enjoying Christmas. @waynerooney / Instagram

Robert Lewandowski with family. @_rl9 / Instagram

Jesse Lingard did volunteer work with children in Manchester for Christmas. @jesselingard / Instagram

Conor McGregor was busy traveling with family for Christmas. @thenotoriousmma / Instagram

A number of sports stars from around the world joined the festive celebrations on Sunday as they sent fans and followers season's greetings on Christmas Day.

While many athletes are enjoying the holidays, with some like Argentina's World Cup winners having another reason to continue their festivities, some will be back in action from Monday onwards.

Liverpool star Mohamed took to Instagram to send his seasons greetings, along with his family. Manchester City's Erling Haaland joined Salah in messaging his followers on Christmas.

Australia's cricketers were busy preparing for one of the biggest fixtures in the sports calendar – the Boxing Day Test at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. They were joined by family at the MCG on the eve of the second Test against South Africa.

Others like MMA star Conor McGregor and F1 driver Charles Leclerc also posted messages in Instagram.

Christmas greetings from sports stars can be seen in the picture gallery above. To view the next image, swipe or click on the arrows.