Second takes on 10th in the League of Ireland Premier Division this Wednesday with Derry City set to head to the UCD Bowl to meet with last-placed University College of Dublin where once again the home side are struggling badly.
The international break brings about qualifying matches for the 2024 European Championship, with France hosting Ireland at the Parc des Princes on Thursday.
Bristol Rovers and Cheltenham Town will kick off their Football League Trophy campaign this Tuesday night with a battle at the Memorial Stadium with Newport County and West Ham United U21s also sitting in Group P.
The EFL Trophy 2023-24 will kick off this week, with teams playing their first group stage matches. Port Vale will face off against League Two’s Crewe Alexandra at Vale Park on Tuesday night.
Lyon are in terrible form to start the Ligue 1 campaign. Les Gones took a mere one point from their opening three fixtures. Back-to-back losses to open up the 2023-24 season were followed by a nil-nil draw against Nice.
The Canadian Premier League action continues this Monday with another battle between Wanderers and York United over in the Halifax Regional Municipality at the Wanderers Grounds with both sides sitting near one another in the league table.
Fourth and third from last season’s Bundesliga will meet this weekend with Union Berlin welcoming RB Leipzig to the German capital just a few days on from the two learning about their Champions League group stage opponents.
Brentford welcome Bournemouth to London this weekend with the two sides head into this game in very contrasting bouts of form in the league with the Cherries still winless after another defeat last time out.
Defending Serie A champions Napoli will be looking to make it three wins from three when off-form Lazio visit the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona on Saturday.
There are four games to be played at the traditional time of 3pm in the English Premier League on Saturday the 2nd of September, including the meeting between Burnley and Tottenham Hotspur.