A shorter pre-season (say 4 or 5 weeks) will reduce the likelihood of jadedness issues occurring but will also allow less time for increasing tactic familiarity and team cohesion, developing attributes and earning profits from friendlies. However, if you manage pre-season effectively then even four weeks is enough time to build up match fitness levels and give your players sufficient fitness training, as well as to.
- Soccer friendlies normally take place before the season begins for a club side. This friendly is to prepare them for the up and coming season. When a season is over after eight to nine months of playing once or twice a week, players build-up fatigue and the body needs a rest.
- World Pro Soccer Classic; Intercontinental Cup; Olympics Intercontinental Play-offs Women; King's Cup; Lunar New Year Cup; U20 World Cup; U17 World Cup; U23 National Team Friendlies; U22 National Team Friendlies; U21 National Team Friendlies; U20 National Team Friendlies; U19 National Team Friendlies; U18 National Team Friendlies; U17 National.
- International Friendly fixtures - ESPN. International Friendly Schedule. Choose a League. Show All Leagues; UEFA Champions League.
The 2019-20 Premier League season is approaching fast and plenty of players are getting ready to head back to their clubs.
Preseason is almost here.
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With that in mind, where are all 20 PL teams heading this summer? Plenty have overseas tours lined up, including Arsenal and Liverpool playing in the USA, as plenty of games here, there and everywhere is the main plan for July and early August.
Of course, some teams are yet to announce all of their preseason games and there will be a few changes and additions to game along the way, so keep heading back to this page for the latest updates.
Thanks to our friends at the PremierLeague.com, you will find the schedule for all 20 teams between now and August 9 when the new season kicks off.
Arsenal
6 July Arsenal XI v Boreham Wood (A)
15 July v Colorado Rapids (A)
17 July v Bayern Munich (Dignity Health Sports Park, Los Angeles)
20 July v Fiorentina (Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte)
23 July v Real Madrid (FedExField, Washington DC)
28 July v Olympique Lyonnais (H)
31 July v Angers (A)
4 August v Barcelona (A)
Aston Villa
21 July v Shrewsbury (A)
24 July v Walsall (A)
27 July v Charlton (A)
3 August v RB Leipzig (A)
Bournemouth
16 July v TBC (A)
20 July v Girona (A)
26 July v West Brom (A)
27 July v Brentford (A)
2 August v Lazio (H)
3 August v Lyon (H)
Brighton & Hove Albion
13 July v FC Liefering (Sportplatz Bischofshofen, Austria)
19 July v Crawley Town (A)
20 July v Fulham (EBB Stadium, Aldershot)
27 July v Birmingham (A)
2 August v Valencia (H)
Burnley
20 July v Crewe Alexandra (A)
20 July v Port Vale (A)
23 July v Fleetwood Town (A)
27 July v Wigan Athletic (A)
30 July v Nice (H)
3 August v Parma (H)
Chelsea
10 July v Bohemians (A)
13 July v St Patrick’s Athletic (A)
19 July v Kawasaki Frontale (Nissan Stadium, Yokohama)
23 July v Barcelona (Saitama Stadium, Saitama)
28 July v Reading (A)
31 July v RB Salzburg (A)
3 August v Monchengladbach (A)
Crystal Palace
9 July v Luzern (Tissot Arena, Bienne)
13 July v Young Boys (A)
16 July v Barnet (A)
19 July v Nottingham Forest (A)
20 July v Bromley (A)
27 July v Bristol City (A)
30 July v AFC Wimbledon (A)
3 August v Hertha Berlin (H)
Everton
7 July v Kariobangi Sharks (Kasarani Stadium, Nairobi)
14 July v Sion (Bagnes, Switzerland)
19 July v Monaco (Bagnes, Switzerland)
24 July v Wigan (A)
27 July v Mainz (A)
27 July v Sevilla (Opel Arena, Mainz)
3 August v Werder Bremen (A)
Leicester City
16 July v Scunthorpe United (A)
20 July v Cheltenham Town (A)
23 July v Cambridge (A)
27 July v Rotherham United (A)
27 July v Stoke City (A)
2 August v Atalanta (H)
Liverpool
11 July v Tranmere Rovers (A)
14 July v Bradford City (A)
19 July v Borussia Dortmund (Notre Dame Stadium, Indiana)
21 July v Sevilla (Fenway Park, Boston)
24 July v Sporting (Yankee Stadium, New York)
28 July v Napoli (Murrayfield)
31 July v Lyon (Stade de Geneve, Switzerland)
4 August v Manchester City (Wembley Stadium) Community Shield
Manchester City
17 July v West Ham (Nanjing Olympic Sports Centre)
20 July v Newcastle United/Wolves (Hongkou Stadium, Shanghai)
27 July v Yokohama F. Marinos (A)
4 August v Liverpool (Wembley Stadium) Community Shield
Manchester United
13 July v Perth Glory (A)
17 July v Leeds United (Optus Stadium, Perth)
20 July v Inter Milan (National Stadium Singapore)
25 July v Spurs (Hongkou Stadium, Shanghai)
30 July v Kristiansund (Ullevaal Stadium, Oslo)
3 August v AC Milan (Principality Stadium, Cardiff)
International Friendlies Soccer Schedule
Newcastle United
17 July v Wolves (Nanjing Olympic Sports Centre)
20 July v Man City/West Ham (Hongkou Stadium, Shanghai)
30 July v Hibernian (A)
3 August v Saint-Etienne (H)
Norwich City
14 July v DSC Arminia Bielefeld (A)
24 July v Brentford (Colney Training Centre)
27 July v Luton Town (A)
30 July v Atalanta (H)
3 August v Toulouse (H)
Sheffield United
12 July v Real Betis (Algarve Stadium, Portugal)
16 July v Burton Albion (A)
20 July v Northampton Town (A)
23 July v Chesterfield (A)
27 July v Barnsley (A)
Football International Friendlies
Southampton
14 July v SCR Altach (A)
20 July v Preston North End (A)
23 July v Guangzhou R&F (Estadio Campo Desportivo, Macau)
28 July v Feyenoord (A)
3 August v Koln (H)
Tottenham Hotspur
21 July v Juventus (National Stadium Singapore)
25 July v Man Utd (Hongkou Stadium, Shanghai)
4 August v Inter Milan (H)
Watford
27 July v Queens Park Rangers (A)
West Ham United
11 July v SCR Altach (A)
17 July v Man City (Nanjing Olympic Sports Centre)
20 July v Newcastle United/Wolves (Hongkou Stadium, Shanghai)
27 July v Fulham (A)
3 August v Athletic Bilbao (H) Betway Cup
World Soccer Friendlies
Wolverhampton Wanderers
17 July v Newcastle United (Nanjing Olympic Sports Centre)
20 July v Man City/West Ham (Hongkou Stadium, Shanghai)
25 July v Crusaders or B36 Torshavn (H) UEFA Europa League second qualifying round first leg (H)
1 August v Crusaders or B36 Torshavn (H) UEFA Europa League second qualifying round second leg (H)