Preseason Football - Live Online

Why wait for the Premier League to start for real, this year all the big names in English Football will be featuring in pre-season games? Not only that but they’ll also be playing against some of the other top teams in Europe. These football games will be covered online, so you will be able to watch the preseason tournaments online for free. Of course top of the list is the traditional season opener, the Community Shield (Used to be the Charity Shield). This year sees Manchester United (league champions) take on Chelsea (FA Cup Winners).

Details of some of the more popular tournaments are below, during the dates when the games are showing you’ll be able to find links to any games that are showing by going to the football schedules page.

Emirates Cup (August 1st - 2nd 2009)

Hosted by Arsenal at their Emirates stadium the Emirates cup has grown in popularity since the first competition in 2007. This years teams are Arsenal, Atletico Madrid, Rangers and PSG

Amsterdam Tournament (July 24th – July 26th 2009)

Probably the best known of the annual pre season tournaments this years Amsterdam Tournament features Ajax, Atletico Madrid (they're very busy!), Benfica and Sunderland.

The Peace Cup (July 24th – August 2nd 2009)

The Peace Cup is an international tournament designed to promote world peace through football. Featuring 12 teams spilt into 4 groups this is perhaps the biggest preseason tournament this year. The teams taking part in the 2009 Peace Cup are Sevilla, Juventus, Seongnam Ilhawa, Real Madrid, L.D.U. Quito, Al-Ittihad, Malaga, Aston Villa, Atlante, Lyon, Besiktas and finaly Porto.

World Football Challenge (July 19th – July 26th 2009) - You Just Knew It Would Be American With A Name Like That?

The World Football Challenge features 3 of the biggest names in European club football, Chelsea, Inter Milan and Milan as well as Club America.

The Wembley Cup (July 24th – July 26th 2009)

The new Wembley Stadium hosts its first pre season tournament this year, 4 teams have been invited to take part - Celtic, Al-Ahly, current champions of Europe Barcelona and Spurs

Audi Cup (July 29th – July 30th 2009)

Manchester United, AC Milan, Boca Juniors and Bayern Munich take part on this tournament organised to celebrate the centenary of Audi.