The football season never truly ends – the qualifying rounds of Europe’s three club competitions are already under way, as is the Scottish League Cup. The Scottish Premiership season, meanwhile, kicks off on 31 July.
But certainly in England, there are fewer opportunities to get a competitive football fix once this weekend is done.
After Sunday’s final, it is almost a fortnight until the Carabao Cup preliminary round, and nearly four weeks until the EFL returns on 14 August, with the Community Shield that same weekend.
It is another week after that (21 August) until the Premier League is back and when in comes to England, a change in the timings of international breaks means you’ll be waiting until the end of September for their next game.
You can keep up-to-date with all the pre-season friendlies right here on the BBC Sport website and app during the otherwise fallow weeks ahead, but in terms of actually watching live, competitive football… you should get your fix while you can.
In that sense, it can only be a good thing that there is another World Cup game between two top sides to consume this weekend.
You’re still thinking about the bad news, aren’t you?
Leave a Reply