Europe Football Clubs Back In Action

 

Even with the Bundesliga opener is two weeks away, Bayern Munich and Wolfsburg begin their respective competitive seasons on Saturday, as they face off in the German Supercup, known as the DFB-Superpokal. Bayern Munich new signing Arturo Vidal will try to fill in the shoes Bastian Schweinsteiger who now plies his trade in England for Manchester United.

Date: Saturday, August 1
Time: 7:30 p.m. BST/2:30 p.m. EST/8:30 p.m. local time
Venue: Volkswagen Arena, Wolfsburg

The ‘unofficial’ 2015/16 season opener for the English Premier League takes place this Sunday, 2nd August, at the famous Wembley Stadium and will see Arsenal, having defended their FA Cup title; take on Chelsea, the current League Champions in what many will hope sets the tone for another exciting 10 months of Football with the two team’s manager ash rivalry continue and ironically Chelsea’s former legendary goal keeper will be in goal for Arsenal makes it more interesting.

The customary summer break has seen a lot of intrigue with pre-season tournaments and market activity; Angel di Maria handing in a transfer request to Paris Saint Germain, Sczeny going to Roma on loan, Sergio Ramos linked with a move to Manchester United who have signed Schweinsteiger, Schneiderlin and Depay, and Raheem Sterling finally leaving Liverpool for the blue half of Manchester who are still chasing Belgian Star Kelvin de Bruyne.

 

The season kicks off on Saturday 8th August with the Champions and Manchester United in action against Swansea and Tottenham respectively, while Arsenal and Liverpool will have to wait for their opening games on the 9th against West Ham and Stoke City. The newly promoted sides will all play their first matches of the season on the opening day with Bournemouth hosting Aston Villa, Watford away to Everton and Norwich welcoming Crystal Palace to Carrow Road.

The resumption dates for the top European Leagues/competitions are:
English premier league – 8th August
La Liga – 23rd August
Ligue 1 – 7th August
Serie A – 23rd August
Bundesliga – 14th August
Liga Portugal – 16th August
Eredivisie – 7th August