FridaySeptember 3
EUROPE:Witha pauseinthe
week’s WorldCupqualifiers,the
U21stakeover.Englandtravelto
Romania fora friendly, whilea
hostof othersplay qualifiersfor
thenextEuropeanChampionship.
SOUTHAMERICA:Chile host
Brazilinthe most eye-catching
CONMEBOLWorldCupqualifier.
CONCACAF:Thefinalroundof
WorldCupqualifyingbegins,with
Mexicoplayinghostto Jamaica.
SaturdaySeptember 4
EUROPE:FranceandUkrainemeet
forthethirdtimein 12 months,with
thepreviousresultsa1-1drawand
a 7-1winforLesBleus. Elsewhere,
Scotlandhost Moldovaand Republic
ofIrelandfaceAzerbaijan.
SundaySeptember 5
EUROPE:SwitzerlandmeetItaly
ina repeatoftheEurosgroup
stage.England, Spain,Belgium
andGermany arealsoinaction.
SOUTHAMERICA:Ina repeat
ofthe CopaAmericafinal,Brazil
takeonArgentinaatthe Maracana.
AFRICA:Twoof thePremier
League’smost clinicalattackersgo
head-to-headasPierre-Emerick
Aubameyang’sGabontakeonMo
Salah’sEgyptina WC qualifier.
MondaySeptember 6
CONCACAF:USAfaceCanadaas
theWorldCup qualifierscontinue.
AFRICA:Ivory Coast v Cameroon
isthe headline fixture in another
roundofWorldCup qualifying.
TuesdaySeptember 7
EUROPE:FrancehostFinland
whileScotlandtravel to Austriain
thenextroundofUEFAqualifiers.
ASIA:Vietnam’s bidtoreachtheir
first WorldCupcontinueswith a
homegameagainstAustralia.
WednesdaySeptember 8
EUROPE:Polandhost Englandfor
Global diar
Gamesanddatestopencilinforthemonthahead
thefirsttimesince 2012 , whenthe
tiewaspostponeddue to torrential
rain.Elsewhere,Northern Ireland
meetSwitzerland,while Spain
andGermany travelto Kosovo
andIcelandrespectively.
FridaySeptember 10
ENGLAND:BirminghamCityface
Derby Countyinthefirstweekend
after theinternationalbreak.
SOUTHAMERICA:Brazilface
Peruinthe earlyhoursof Friday
morningina repeatoftheir Copa
Americasemi-finalclash.
AFRICA:Thefirstpreliminary
roundofqualifyingfor theCAF
ChampionsLeaguebegins.
SaturdaySeptember 11
GERMANY:TheBundesliga’s top
twofromlastseason,RBLeipzig
andBayernMunich,faceoff.
SundaySeptember 12
FRANCE:MonacoandMarseille,
twoteamshopingtochallengefor
theLigue1 title,gohead-to-head.
SPAIN:Barcelonafacetheirfirst
bigLaLigatestof theseasonwith
a triptoAndalusiatofaceSevilla.
MondaySeptember 13
ASIA:Inthe AFCChampions
League,fiveroundof 16 games
takeplacefromboththeeast
andwestsidesofthe draw.
WednesdaySeptember 15
AFRICA:The 202 1 COSAFA
Women’s Cupgetsunderway,with
record seven-timewinnersSouth
Africabeginningthe defenceof
theircrown againstMalawi.
EUROPE:Qualifyingfor the
Women’s WorldCupbegins,
startingwithTurkeyv Portugal.
ThursdaySeptember 16
CONCACAF:PhiladelphiaUnion
faceMexicangiants Americainthe
CONCACAFChampionsLeague.
FridaySeptember 17
ENGLAND:MarceloBielsaand
LeedsUnitedheadtoSt. James’
ParktofaceNewcastleUnited.
AFRICA:TheChampionsLeague
qualifyingsecondlegstakeplace.
SaturdaySeptember 18
FRANCE:PSGfacefellowLigue 1
hopefulsLyon,whilerivalsNiceand
Monacofaceoffin southernFrance.
ITALY:Lastyear’srunners-up Milan
traveltoTurintofaceJuventus.
SundaySeptember 19
ENGLAND:NunoEspirito Santo
facesChelseafor thefirst time
asTottenhammanager, with the
Blues headingtoNorthLondon.
NETHERLANDS:PSVand
Feyenoord clashinEindhoven.
MondaySeptember 20
EUROPE:Qualifyingfor the
Women’sWorldCup continues,
withEnglandv Luxembourg.
TuesdaySeptember 21
EUROPE:Scotlandv FaroeIslands
andEstonia v Walescomplete the
first week of Women’sWC qualifiers.
SOUTHAMERICA:It’sthelast
fourofthe CopaSudamericana,
withRedBullBragantinoand
Penarolfacingtoughawaytrips.
WednesdaySeptember 22
SOUTHAMERICA:Thesemi-finals
ofthe CopaLibertadores kick off,
withBraziliansidesPalmeirasand
Flamengoamongthesidesinvolved.
ThursdaySeptember 23
SCOTLAND:Inthe ScottishLeague
Cupquarter-finals,Championship
sideRaithRoverswillbe hoping
tospringasurpriseatCeltic.
FridaySeptember 24
GERMANY:Newly-promoted
GreutherFurthhostBayern Munich
forthefirsttimesince 2012 -13.
SaturdaySeptember 25
ENGLAND:Lastseason’s
ChampionsLeaguefinalists,
ChelseaandManchesterCity,
meetfor thefirst timesincePorto.
ITALY:InSerieAit’stheRome
derby,withJoseMourinhofacing
Lazioforthefirsttimesince
joiningRomainthesummer.
SundaySeptember 26
ENGLAND:TheNorthLondon
derby betweenrivalsArsenal and
Tottenhamkicks offatthe Emirates.
MEXICO:ThefirstSuperclasicoof
theseasonbetweenClubAmerica
andGuadalajara takesplace.
BRAZIL:Corinthianshost Palmeiras
inSao Paulo’s Paulistaderby.
MondaySeptember 27
ENGLAND:CrystalPalacemeet
theirrivalsBrightonatSelhurst
Parkinthe PremierLeague.
TuesdaySeptember 28
SOUTHAMERICA:TheCopa
Sudamericanasemi-finalsecond
legsreachtheirconclusionto
decideNovember’sfinalists.
WednesdaySeptember 29
SOUTHAMERICA:TheCopa
Libertadoresfinalistswill alsobe
decidedasbothsemi-final second
legsare concludedinBrazil.
(Allkick-offtimesareBST)
SEPTEMBER 3-29, 2021
Top-of-the-table
clash...RBLeipzigv
BayernMunich
