Pre-season tours: on the road with Premier League big guns

It is only 39 days since the end of the 2014-15 football season but preparations for the new campaign are already well underway, with Premier League superstars back in training and touring the globe to appease sponsors and fans in far flung countries.

And before the serious business gets underway next month there are appearances in such hallowed tournaments as the Barclays Asia Trophy and the International Champions Cup to negotiate.

Here are some of the top matches to look out for as the likes of Sterling, Schweinsteiger and Firmino settle in at their new clubs.

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Arsenal

Barclays Asia Trophy

15 July - Singapore XI (Singapore National Stadium) 1.30pm

18 July- Everton or Stoke City (Singapore National Stadium) Kick-off TBC

Emirates Cup

25 July- Lyon (Emirates Stadium) 4.20pm

26 July- Wolfsburg (Emirates Stadium) 4.20pm

Community Shield

02 August - Chelsea (Wembley Stadium) 3pm

Chelsea

International Champions Cup

23 July- New York Red Bulls (Red Bull Arena, New Jersey) 1am

25 July- Paris Saint-Germain (Bank of America Stadium, North Carolina) 11pm

29 July- Barcelona (FedEx Field, Maryland) 1am

Community Shield

02 August - Arsenal (Wembley Stadium) 3pm

Friendly

05 August - Fiorentina (Stamford Bridge) 8pm

Liverpool

14 July- True Thai Premier League All Stars (Rajamangala Stadium, Bangkok) Kick-off TBC

17 July- Brisbane Roar (Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane) 1.45pm

20 July- Adelaide United (Adelaide Oval, Adelaide) 10.30am

24 July- Malaysia XI (Bukit Jalil National Stadium, Kuala Lumpur) 1.45pm

01 August - August v HJK Helsinki (Olympic Stadium, Helsinki), 5.30pm

Manchester City

International Champions Cup

21 July- Roma (MCG, Melbourne) 11am

24 July- Real Madrid (MCG, Melbourne) 11am

27 July- Vietnam (My Dinh National Stadium, Hanoi)

01 August - VfB Stuttgart (Mercedes-Benz Arena, Stuttgart)

Manchester United

International Champions Cup

18 July- Club America (CenturyLink Field, Washington) 4am

21 July- San Jose Earthquakes (Venue TBC) Kick-off TBC

25 July- Barcelona (Levi's Stadium, California) 9pm

30 July- Paris Saint-Germain (Soldier Field, Illinois) 2am

Spurs

30 July- MLS All-Stars (Dick's Sporting Goods Park, Colorado) 2am

Audi Cup

04 August - Real Madrid (Allianz Arena, Munich) 5.15pm

05 August - Bayern Munich or AC Milan (Allianz Arena, Munich) Kick-off TBC