It's been nearly a month since the end of the most thrilling football World Cup in a generation - and perhaps, for some, it feels like it has been a month too long without football even with the pre-season friendlies; some clubs have already been involved in the qualifying stages of the Champions and Europa Leagues.
Their wait will come to an end soon with the French Ligue 1 and English Football League kicking off the new season this weekend. The English Premier League kicks off the following weekend, and then Germany's Bundesliga and Spain's La Liga the weekend after - Italy's Serie A kicks off on the final weekend of August.
There is lots to look forward to, particularly in the English and Spanish leagues as usual.
How will big signings, James Rodriguez and Luis Suarez do at Barcelona and Real Madrid respectively following their big money moves?
Can Louis van Gaal return Manchester United to the glory days under Sir Alex Ferguson?
Can Liverpool be challengers without Luis Suarez?
Here are my tips for the football season -
England
Premier League
Champions - Chelsea
Runners-up - Manchester City
Champions League - Liverpool, Arsenal
Relegated - Burnley, West Brom, Leicester
Promoted from the Championship - Derby County, Cardiff City, Fulham
Spain
La Liga
Champions - Real Madrid
Runners-up - Barcelona
Champions League - Atletico Madrid, Valencia
Relegated - Almeria, Cordoba, Eibar
Germany
Bundesliga
Champions - Bayern Munich
Runners-up - Borussia Dortmund
Champions League - Schalke, Bayer Leverkusen
Relegated - SC Paderborn, SC Freiburg
Italy
Serie A
Champions - Juventus
Runners-up - AS Roma
Champions League - Internazionale
France
Ligue 1
Champions - Paris St Germain
Runners-up - Monaco
Champions League - Lille
Relegated - Cannes, Metz, Bastia
Portugal, champions - Benfica
Holland, champions - Ajax Amsterdam
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