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.
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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