A photo finish to the European soccer season in England and Italy is giving way to its crowning event when the Champions League Final takes place on Saturday 28 May, know the soccer schedule in 2022
But that’s not the real end of the soccer season. It’s time to get your holidays in quick with a summer filled with soccer just around the corner. We list the biggest events of this summer that you won’t want to miss.
Soccer Schedule, Calendar And Matches 2022
UEFA Nations League 2022 (2 – 14 June)
International soccer’s newest brain child has delivered some fast-paced and competitive match-ups. The Nations League offers a lighter touch to the more unpredictable high end international tournaments like the World Cup or Euros.
The big guns are all in action: England, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Germany, the Netherlands and more. That means that many star players won’t be having much of a break and will be turning out in full force for their national sides.
The first few rounds of fixtures this June set the pace for the rest of the tournament where the final will be decided from the top four finishers of each group in League A.
An official fixture list has already been published subject to change but here are our top matches not to miss out on:
- Thursday 2 June: Spain vs. Portugal – neighbors packed with bags of world class talent
- Monday 6 June: Croatia vs. France – a repeat of the 2018 World Cup Final
- Saturday 11 June: England vs. Italy – Three Lions chance for Euro 2020 vengeance
- Saturday 11 June: Hungary vs. Germany – will Flick’s new Germany falter?
- Sunday 12 June: Norway vs. Sweden – Nordic neighbors go head to head
UEFA Women’s Euro 2022 (6 – 31 July)
Returning to the self-proclaimed home of soccer, England are one of the firm favorites to win this summer’s European Championship.
It will be a tightly fought contest though, with well-oiled rivals Spain, Netherlands and Sweden all topping sportsbooks’ lists as favorites.
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The tournament gets underway on Wednesday 6 July when England host Austria. The final will be played at the end of the month on Sunday 31 July.
National Leagues still in action!
With a couple of weeks in between our aforementioned international tournaments you’ll need some consistency to your soccer schedule. But don’t worry. There’s more to be had.
South American leagues in Argentina and Brazil, the US MLS, and the Swedish Allsvenskan all play games right throughout the summer. It makes for the perfect opportunity to expand your horizons and find a new favorite team to back while the European big leagues are taking a much needed pause.
Summer meets the new Euro season
Due to covid-19 induced complications soccer fans have got used to enjoying top rate action throughout the summer.
In 2020, with leagues in Europe grinding to a halt they played on during summer. In 2021 the postponed Euro 2020 came thick and fast after a truncated Premier League finished just two weeks prior.
With the World Cup in Qatar being played for the first time in winter this year, space has to be made in the normal soccer season schedule. For the first time ever the FA Community Shield will be held in July ushering in the new Premier League season not long thereafter.
It’s not long to wait to see two of the biggest teams in world soccer, Liverpool and Manchester City match up after their epic showdown title decider this May.
The summer isn’t long but it surely is packed!