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Newcastle and Strasbourg complete pre-season at St James’ Park

Newcastle United complete a two-match home weekend against Strasbourg at St James’ Park. The fixture follows a game with Bayer Leverkusen on the previous day. The schedule gives the coaching staff enough minutes for a large squad before the league season. Strasbourg arrive with their own preparation goals and a young, energetic group. Newcastle face […]

Aug 17, 2026
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Arsenal and Manchester City open the English season in Cardiff

Arsenal and Manchester City meet in the Community Shield at the national stadium in Cardiff. The match brings together the Premier League champions and the FA Cup winners. It also moves the traditional season opener away from Wembley for this edition. The game is the first competitive measure after pre-season. Both teams arrive with strong […]

Aug 17, 2026
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Real Madrid visit Schalke for their final summer friendly

Real Madrid visit Schalke for a preparation match at the Veltins-Arena. The game is the final scheduled friendly before Madrid turn to domestic competition. It also marks a return to a stadium where the Spanish club played two memorable European matches. Schalke uses the occasion as part of the Veltins-Arena’s twenty-fifth anniversary programme. A large […]

Aug 17, 2026
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Liverpool and Como play two pre-season matches in one day

Liverpool and Como meet twice on the final day of Liverpool’s pre-season programme. The first match takes place behind closed doors, while the second is played at Anfield in front of supporters. Both games are part of one plan for distributing minutes across the squad. The unusual schedule gives coaches space to use senior players, […]

Aug 17, 2026
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Hertha scored three first-half goals in a 4-1 win over Heidenheim

Hertha BSC defeated Heidenheim 4-1 during the second Bundesliga 2 round. The Berlin team scored three times before half-time. A late fourth goal completed the home victory. Sebastian Grønning, Marten Winkler, Deyovaisio Zeefuik and Oluwaseun Adewumi scored for Hertha. Jan Schöppner supplied Heidenheim’s only goal shortly after the interval. Grønning opened the scoring after two […]

Aug 15, 2026
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Chelsea defeated Real Sociedad in their final pre-season match

Chelsea defeated Real Sociedad 3-1 at Stamford Bridge in their final pre-season match. Morgan Rogers opened the scoring before Jon Aramburu equalised near half-time. Joao Pedro then scored twice during the second half. The match was Xabi Alonso’s first home game as Chelsea head coach. His starting team included Cole Palmer, Reece James and Moises […]

Aug 15, 2026
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La Liga starts with four opening-round matches postponed

The 2026-27 La Liga season begins this weekend with a reduced opening programme. Four first-round matches were postponed because several clubs supplied players to the final stages of the World Cup. Barcelona, Real Madrid, Atletico Madrid and Valencia will not play their original opening fixtures this weekend. Other clubs begin as scheduled. The first complete […]

Aug 14, 2026
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Arsenal and Manchester City meet for the Community Shield in Cardiff

Arsenal and Manchester City will contest the Community Shield in Cardiff on Sunday. Arsenal qualified as Premier League champions, while Manchester City earned their place by winning the FA Cup. The match takes place at the Principality Stadium because Wembley is hosting music events. Cardiff last staged the Community Shield in 2006. The game begins […]

Aug 14, 2026
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Wolves begin their EFL Championship season at home to Blackburn

Wolverhampton Wanderers begin the Championship season against Blackburn Rovers at Molineux. The match starts at 20:00 local time on Friday. It is the first fixture of the new league campaign. Wolves return to the second tier with Cesar Peixoto in charge. Blackburn arrive for an away opener before their first home league match. Both clubs […]

Aug 14, 2026