Premier League fans in need of their fix before the first ball is kicked in the new season in August are in luck with a bumper summer of action.
FIFA have revamped their annual Club World Cup, with the inaugural edition of the expanded tournament headlining a festival of football.
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Chelsea and Manchester City are among the clubs vying for a prize pot worth almost $100million in the United States in June.
Four of their English top-flight rivals will then travel to the US themselves for an edition of the Premier League Summer Series.
Bournemouth, Everton, Manchester United, and West Ham will battle across three cities this summer, two years after the inaugural event.
Despite no major tournament taking place, the Nations League final will be the pick of international football next month.
The fourth edition of the UEFA competition takes place in Germany, with the hosts hoping to claim glory on home soil.
Die Mannschaft play Cristiano Ronaldo’s Portugal in one of the two semi-finals, with Euro 2024 winners Spain also facing France.
The two defeated semi-finalists will then settle for a third-place playoff before the final which is scheduled for June 8 in Munich.
Elsewhere, Thomas Tuchel will oversee his second England camp since being named as Gareth Southgate’s permanent successor.
The Three Lions boss has already named his squad for an upcoming World Cup qualifier against Andorra and a friendly against Senegal.
And, days before the start of the new Premier League season, Europa League winners Tottenham will be involved in Super Cup action.
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Spurs will hope to win the UEFA showpiece event for the first time in their history against the Champions League winners in Italy.
Around the same time, Premier League champions Liverpool and FA Cup victors Crystal Palace will stage the 2025 Community Shield.
Meanwhile, the Lionesses will bid to defend their Women’s Euros title in Switzerland, following their stunning triumph at Wembley in 2022.
This was the women’s national team’s maiden silverware, and marked the first time since 1966 that any England senior team had won a major trophy.
However, Sarina Wiegman’s side will have their work cut out if they are to replicate their Euro 2022 heroics at the 16-team tournament.
England have been given a tough group for this summer’s finals, drawing the Netherlands, France and home nation rivals Wales.
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2025 summer finals key dates
- 31 May: UEFA Champions League (Munich, Germany)
- 1 June: U17 EURO (Tirana, Albania)
- 8 June: UEFA Nations League (Munich, Germany)
- 26 June: U19 EURO (Bucharest, Romania)
- 27 June: WU19 EURO (Rzeszów, Poland)
- 28 June: U21 EURO (Bratislava, Slovakia)
- 1 July: UEFA Regions’ Cup (San Marino)
- 27 July: UEFA Women’s EURO (Basel, Switzerland)
- 9 August: FA Community Shield (London, England)
- 13 August: UEFA Super Cup (Udine, Italy)
When are the Nations League finals fixtures?
Semi-finals
- 4 June: Germany vs Portugal (Munich Football Arena, 20:00 UK)
- 5 June: Spain vs France (Stuttgart Arena, 20:00 UK)
Final
- 8 June: Third-place match (Stuttgart Arena, 14:00 UK)
- 8 June: Final – Germany/Portugal vs Spain/France (Munich Football Arena, 20:00 UK)
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What about England?
England travel to Andorra on June 7 as they look to continue their 100 per cent start to World Cup qualifying.
Tuchel’s men then face Senegal in a friendly at The City Ground, home of Nottingham Forest, three days later.
In the women’s game, the Lionesses begin their Euro 2025 campaign against France in Zurich on Saturday, July 5.
The defending champions then face Wiegman’s home country, the Netherlands, on July 9.
England conclude their group of death in the all-British clash against Wales, which kicks off on Sunday, July 13, in St Gallen.
They will be targeting another run to the final, which takes place on Sunday, July 27, at the 37,500-capacity St Jakob-Park in Basel.
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And the 2025 Club World Cup?
The tournament will begin on Sunday, June 15, and it will run for just under a month until the final takes place on Sunday, July 13.
The opening fixture is scheduled to take place at 1am UK time on June 15, with three more games to follow on that day.
Kick-off times during the group stage vary on each day between 5pm UK time until 2am.
talkSPORT.com will keep you up to date with all the latest build-up, with scheduling details and a list of the teams involved available here.
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How about the Premier League pre-season?
Club-by-club matches
Arsenal
- 23 July v AC Milan (Singapore)
- 27 July v Newcastle (Singapore)
- 31 July v Spurs (Hong Kong)
Aston Villa
- 16 July v Walsall (A)
- 19 July v Hansa Rostock (Rostock)
- 30 July v St. Louis City SC (Saint-Louis)
- 2 August v Nashville SC (Nashville)
Bournemouth
- 26 July v Everton (New Jersey; Premier League Summer Series)
- 30 July v Man Utd (Chicago; Premier League Summer Series)
- 3 August v West Ham (Atlanta; Premier League Summer Series)
Crystal Palace
- TBC v Liverpool (Community Shield)
Everton
- 26 July v Bournemouth (New Jersey; Premier League Summer Series)
- 30 July v West Ham (Chicago; Premier League Summer Series)
- 3 August v Man Utd (Atlanta; Premier League Summer Series)
Leeds
- 2 August v Villarreal (H)
- 9 August v AC Milan (Aviva Stadium)
Liverpool
- 26 July v AC Milan (Hong Kong)
- 30 July v Yokohama F. Marinos (Japan)
- TBC v Crystal Palace (Community Shield)
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Man United
- 28 May v ASEAN All Stars (Kuala Lumpur)
- 30 May v Hong Kong (Hong Kong)
- 19 July v Leeds United (Stockholm)
- 26 July v West Ham (New Jersey; Premier League Summer Series)
- 30 July v Bournemouth (Chicago; Premier League Summer Series)
- 3 August v Everton (Atlanta; Premier League Summer Series)
- 9 August v Fiorentina (H)
Newcastle
- 27 July v Arsenal (Singapore)
- TBC July/August v K-League Select XI (South Korea; Coupang Play Series)
- TBC July/August v Spurs (South Korea; Coupang Play Series)
Spurs
- 31 July v Arsenal (Hong Kong)
- 7 August v FC Bayern Munich (Munich)
- TBC July/August v Newcastle (South Korea; Coupang Play Series)
West Ham
- 26 July v Man Utd (New Jersey; Premier League Summer Series)
- 30 July v Everton (Chicago; Premier League Summer Series)
- 3 August v Bournemouth (Atlanta; Premier League Summer Series)
