Football: International Club Friendlies July 31

With the 2010-2011 football (soccer) season just around the corner, teams are making their last round of preparations to get off to a great start. Many of the top European clubs will be in action today in a massive round of International Club friendlies. If you’re looking to watch International Club friendlies live / stream / online or even at a pub with some friends on this hot sunny day – check out our schedule and some of the top matches to look forward to.

Football: International Club Friendlies July 31

Starting with the teams from the UK – Guadalajara defeated Manchester United 3-2, AEK Athens defeated Glasgow Rangers 1-0, and Blackburn beat Sydney FC 2-1 in the day’s earlier matches. Other matches today from ‘the Island’: Union Berlin vs Middlesbrough, Celtics v Lyon, Brighton & Hove v Aberdeen, Bristol v Blackpool, Burnley v Stoke, Derby County v Birmingham, Hull v Dundee United, Ipswich v West Ham, Leeds United v Wolverhampton, Millwall v Hearts, Newcastle United v PSV Eindhoven, Norwich v Everton, Port Vale v Walsall, Southampton v Fulham, Southampton v Reading, Watford v Charlton Athletic, Arsenal vs AC Milan, and Feyenoord vs Aston Villa.

Other top matches for the day include: Kaiserslautern, Auxerre, Bordeaux vs AS Roma, Schalke vs Hamburger SV, Caen vs Rennes, Sochaux vs Nancy, Brest vs Lille, Bayern Munich vs FC Cologne, Haladas vs Werder Bremen, PSG vs FC Porto, Lechia Gdansk vs Vilarreal, and Espanyol vs Sampdoria.

So many matches to choose from today, and it will be the first real chance to see some of the top European sides following the FIFA World Cup.

If we had to pick a handful of matches today to watch, it would boil down to these 5 matches.

Top 5 Matches of the Day

The number 1 match we feel you must watch: Arsenal vs AC Milan. Live stream online for this match will start at 17:20 central European time.

The number 2 match we’d say you should watch: Celtic vs Lyon. Live steam online for this Scottish/French champion encounter will kickoff at 15:00 CET.

At number 3, what we would say is the match to watch: Feyenoord vs Aston Villa. Live stream online for this encounter is late at night (22:15 CET), and will be the last match of the day.

The number 4 top match of the day to watch: Bordeaux vs AS Roma. Live stream online for this match is set at 16:45 CET.

And last but not least, the number 5 top match to watch: PSG vs FC Porto. Live stream online coverage for the match will commence at 19:00CET.

That wraps up our look at the July 31 International Club Friendlies. Be sure to check back later for scores, results, and highlights of the matches discussed here today.