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Key dates for your 2021 summer of football

8 Jun 2021
Kane and Dias

Find out what's on and when in the footballing calendar over the close season

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There are plenty of events taking place over the summer for Premier League fans to mark in their diaries.

4 June - Retained and released lists

Premier League clubs from the 2020/21 season submit the lists of players they will be keeping in their squads, and the ones they will be releasing.

See: Premier League clubs' 2020/21 retained lists 
See: Premier League clubs' 2020/21 released lists

6 June - EURO 2021 U21s final

The final between Germany and Portugal will be held at the 16,000-capacity Stadion Stozice in Ljubljana, Slovenia. 

9 June - Transfer window opens

The window officially opens from midnight but some clubs have already announced signings. Check the latest deals in our Summer 2021 Transfers page.

10 June - Premier League AGM

The Annual General Meeting marks the official changeover from the 2020/21 season to the 2021/22 campaign, with the promoted clubs Norwich City, Watford and Brentford confirmed as PL shareholders.

11 June - UEFA EURO 2020 starts

Italy take on Turkey in Rome as the tournament begins a year later than planned. More than 100 players from the 2021/22 Premier League clubs have been selected by the 24 nations. 

13 June - Copa America starts

Brazil will host the month-long tournament with many Premier League players set to feature.

16 June - 2021/22 Premier League fixtures released

All 380 fixtures will be revealed from 09:00 BST on premierleague.com and the Premier League app. 

10 July - Copa America final

The match is due to be played at Maracana Stadium, Rio de Janeiro, at 00:30 BST.

10 July - CONCACAF Gold Cup starts

The tournament for nations in North and Central America and the Caribbean will be played in 11 cities across eight different US metropolitan areas.

11 July - EURO 2020 final

Wembley Stadium will host the match that kicks off at 20:00 BST. How many Premier League players will be in action?

13 July - PL friendlies start

Arsenal and West Ham United are set to be the first PL teams to get their preparations for 2021/22 under way. A full list of pre-season fixtures is here.

1 August - CONCACAF Gold Cup final

The Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas will host the final.

11 August - UEFA Super Cup

The showpiece match between UEFA Champions League winners Chelsea and UEFA Europa League victors Villarreal will take place at Windsor Park in Belfast.

14 August - 2021/22 Premier League starts

Promoted Brentford will become the 50th club to play in the PL.

31 August - Transfer window closes

Clubs have until 23:00 BST to make their signings for the summer transfer window.

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