When do the football European leagues start?

The summer break is almost over, and the major leagues of Europe are almost ready to resume.

Here, we’ll look at the new season start dates and when the biggest teams get their action underway.

Premier League

The English Premier League will begin on August 16 as Manchester City look to make it five titles in a row.

Can anybody stop Pep Guardiola’s side? Arsenal and Liverpool may fancy their chances.

La Liga

La Liga kicks off on August 15 as the best teams in Spain get another season up and running.

Will anyone be able to take on the might of Real Madrid who now have Kylian Mbappe amongst their ranks?

Serie A

Inter Milan are the defending champions in Italy and their league gets underway on August 17.

Numerous teams have spent big this summer, but will that be enough to dethrone Inter?

Bundesliga

Bayer Leverkusen caused a huge shock in Germany last season when they strolled to the title.

Will they be able to overcome the threat of Bayern Munich and retain their crown when things start again on August 23.

Ligue 1

How will PSG cope after losing Kylian Mbappe when the French league starts on August 16.

Marseille have been busy this summer and they’ll be confident they can test the current champions.

Primeira Liga

A three-horse race for the title usually takes place for the Portuguese title and it should be the same this season when it starts on August 9

Sporting Lisbon are the defending champions and they’ll be pushed hard in their pursuit of another league win by Porto and Benfica.

Süper Lig

Galatasaray looked close to unstoppable last season as they won the league with over 100 points.

Fenerbahce will want to overtake them this season and they’ve got Jose Mourinho to help them when the league starts on August 9.

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