No sooner have the players dragged themselves off the beach and on to the training ground, they are off on their travels. Of the 20 Premier League clubs, all but two are going abroad for at least part of their pre-season preparations.
Chelsea, the league champions, will play Paris Saint-Germain and Barcelona in New York; Manchester City, the runners-up last season, will play Roma and Real Madrid in Melbourne. Manchester United, who went on a taxing, airmile-gathering tour of the United States last summer, are returning to the US, but, on Louis van Gaal’s insistence, are flying less on this tour.
Oh, and the two bucking the trend and staying at home? Leicester City and West Ham. No excuses there for not being fresh at the start of the season on 8 August.
All kick-offs BST and correct as of 8 July
AFC Bournemouth
14 July Philadelphia Union (PPL Park, Pennsylvania) Midnight
18 July Exeter City (A) 3pm
21 July Salisbury (A) 7.45pm
25 July Nantes (Stade Léo Lagrange, Saint-Nazaire) 6.30pm
28 July Yeovil Town (A) 7:45pm
31 July Cardiff City (H) 7.45pm
1 August Hoffenheim (Rhein-Neckar Arena, Sinsheim) 3pm
Arsenal
15 July Singapore XI (Singapore National Stadium) 1.30pm
18 July Everton or Stoke City (Singapore National Stadium) Kick-off TBC
25 July Lyon (H) 4.20pm
26 July Wolfsburg (H) 4.20pm
Aston Villa
11 July Fulham (Estádio Da Nora, Albufeira) 6.30pm
17 July Sporting Braga (Estádio Da Nora, Albufeira) 6.30pm
21 July Swindon Town (A) 7.45pm
25 July Walsall (A) 3pm
28 July Wolverhampton Wanderers (A) 7.45pm
1 Aug Nottingham Forest (A) 3pm
Chelsea
23 July New York Red Bulls (Red Bull Arena, New Jersey) 1:10am
25 July Paris Saint-Germain (Bank of America Stadium, North Carolina) 11.10pm
29 July Barcelona (FedEx Field, Maryland) 1:10am
Crystal Palace
11 July Barnet (A) 3pm
18 July Union Berlin (Stadion An der Alten Försterei, Berlin) 1pm
24 July Supersport United (Cape Town Stadium) 4.45pm
26 July Ajax Cape Town or Sporting Lisbon (Cape Town Stadium) TBC
1 August Fulham (A) 3pm
3 August Dagenham & Redbridge (A) 7.30pm
Everton
11 July Swindon (A) 3pm
15 July Stoke City (Singapore National Stadium) 11am
18 July Arsenal or Singapore XI (Singapore National Stadium) Kick-off TBC
26 July Hearts (A) 3pm
28 July Dundee (A) 7.30pm
1 August Leeds United (A) 3pm
2 August Villarreal (H) 3pm
Leicester City
21 July Lincoln City (A) 7.45pm
25 July Mansfield Town (A) 3pm
28 July Burton Albion (A) 7.30pm
29 July Rotherham United (A) 7.45pm
1 August Birmingham City (A) 3pm
Liverpool
14 July True Thai Premier League All Stars (Rajamangala Stadium, Bangkok) 2pm
17 July Brisbane Roar (Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane) 9.45am
20 July Adelaide United (Adelaide Oval) 10.30am
24 July Malaysia XI (Bukit Jalil National Stadium, Kuala Lumpur) 1.45pm
1 August HJK Helsinki (Olympic Stadium, Helsinki), 5.30pm
Manchester City
18 July Melbourne City (CBus Super Stadium, Robina, Queensland) 8am
21 July Roma (MCG, Melbourne) 10.45am
24 July Real Madrid (MCG, Melbourne) 10am
27 July Vietnam (My Dinh National Stadium, Hanoi) Kick-off TBC
Manchester United
18 July Club América (CenturyLink Field, Washington) 4.10am
22 July San Jose Earthquakes (Avaya Stadium, San Jose) 4.10am
25 July Barcelona (Levi’s Stadium, California) 9.10pm
30 July Paris Saint-Germain (Soldier Field, Illinois) 2.10am
Newcastle United
10 July Gateshead (A) 8pm
15 July Club Atlas (Miller Park, Wisconsin) 2am
19 July Sacramento Republic (Bonney Field, California) 4am
22 July Portland Timbers (Providence Park, Oregon) 3.30am
26 July Sheffield United (A) 1pm
29 July York City (A) 7.45pm
1 August Borussia Mönchengladbach (H)
Norwich City
11 July Gorleston (A) 3pm
14 July Hitchin Town (A) 7.45pm
17 July Cambridge United (A) 7.30pm
20 July Maccabi Haifa (Kufstein-Arena, Kufstein, Germany) 5.30pm
25 July FC Augsburg (Am Sportplatz 2, Prien am Chiemsee, Germany) 1pm
28 July West Ham United (H) 7.45pm
1 August Brentford (H) 3pm
Southampton
8 July RB Leipzig (Sportklub Bischofshofen, Austria), 6pm
11 July Valencia (Red Bull Arena, Salzburg), 3pm (45-min match)
11 July Werder Bremen or Red Bull Salzburg (Red Bull Arena, Salzburg) Kick-off TBC (45-min match)
18 July Groningen (Euroborg, Groningen, Netherlands) 1.30pm
21 July KVV Quick 1920 (Sportpark Vondersweijde, Netherlands) 6pm
23 July Feyenoord (De Kuip) 7pm
2 August Espanyol (H) 3pm
Stoke City
15 July Everton (Singapore National Stadium) 11am
18 July Arsenal or Singapore XI (Singapore National Stadium) Kick-off TBC
22 July Wrexham (A) 7pm
25 July Brentford (A) 1.30pm
1 August Cologne (RheinEnergieStadion, Cologne) 2pm
2 August Porto (RheinEnergieStadion, Cologne) 4.45pm
Sunderland
9 July Darlington 1883 (A) 7.45pm
15 July Sacramento Republic (Bonney Field, Sacramento) 4am
18 July Pachuca (Bonney Field, Sacramento) 3.30am
22 July Toronto (BMO Field, Toronto) midnight
29 July Doncaster Rovers (Keepmoat Stadium) 7.45pm
1 August Hannover (HDI Arena, Hanover) 4pm
Swansea City
15 July Borussia Mönchengladbach (ASV Grassau, Grassau, Germany) 5pm
18 July 1860 Munich (Grünwalder Stadion, Munich) 6pm
24 July Reading (Adams Park, Wycombe) 7.45pm
25 July Nottingham Forest (A) 3pm
Tottenham Hotspur
30 July MLS All-Stars (Dick’s Sporting Goods Park, Colorado) 2.15am
4 August Real Madrid (Allianz Arena, Munich) 5.15pm
5 August Bayern Munich or Milan (Allianz Arena, Munich) Kick-off TBC
Watford
8 July St Albans City (A) 7.45pm
11 July AFC Wimbledon (A) 3pm
15 July Verl (Stadion an der Poststrasse, Verl, Germany) 6.30pm
17 July Eintracht Braunschweig (Eintracht-Stadion, Braunschweig, Germany) 6.30pm
19 July SC Paderborn 07 (Benteler Arena, Paderborn, Germany) 4pm
28 July Cardiff City (A) 7.45pm
31 July Sevilla (H) 7.45pm
West Bromwich Albion
8 July Red Bull Salzburg (US venue TBC) Kick-off 11pm
16 July Orlando City (Orlando Citrus Bowl Stadium, Florida) 00.30am
18 July Charleston Battery (Blackbaud Stadium, South Carolina) 00.30am
19 July Richmond Kickers (Richmond City Stadium, Virginia) 10.30pm
25 July Swindon Town (A) 3pm
28 July Walsall (A) 7.30pm
31 July Bristol Rovers (A) 7.30pm
West Ham United
11 July Peterborough United (A) 3pm
18 July Southend United (A) 3pm
21 July Colchester United (A) 7.45pm
25 July Charlton Athletic (A) 3pm
28 July Norwich City (A) 7.45pm
2 August Werder Bremen (H) 3pm
