Aston Villa begin their Intertoto Cup campaign with a potentially tricky tie against Danish side Odense BK.

Liverpool will want to follow up on their midweek victory against Swiss club Luzern with another win against Polish giants Wisla Krakow.

Manchester United begin their pre season tour in South Africa where they take on the Kaizer Chiefs in the Vodacom Challenge Cup.

Scottish Premier runners up Rangers face a tough test in an early pre-season fixture against Bundesliga opponents Schalke 04.

Arsenal visit Underhill where they will take on Barnet, most likely to give a number of fringe players a run out to try and impress manager Arsene Wenger.

Southampton stage a testimonial for long-serving defender Claus Lundekvam against Scottish giants Celtic on Friday night.

Liverpool, fresh from a victory at Tranmere on the weekend, face Swiss club Luzern in another pre season friendly.

The Stade de France hosts a France 98 side who will take on a World XI to celebrate the tenth anniversary of France’s World Cup victory.

The Allianz Arena hosts Goal4Africa where two all-star teams put together by Ronaldo and Clarence Seedorf raise money to provide education for children in Africa.

Sir Alex Ferguson takes his Manchester United side to his former employers, Aberdeen, on Saturday for a friendly.