WEDNESDAY
France v Italy
Sky Sports 3, kick-off 8pm
Only eight weeks have passed since Zinédine Zidane head-butted his way into history, but already the World Cup final opponents are meeting in a Euro 2008 qualifying tie.
SUNDAY
Italian league match (tba)
Bravo, kick-off 7.30pm
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There has been the usual shambolic close season in Italy — this time the chaos was caused by the match-fixing scandal — and the Serie A fixtures for the season were released only on Thursday, five days after the campaign had been scheduled to start.
LIVE MATCHES Tomorrow: 7.30pm: Wales v Brazil, friendly, BBC Three. Wednesday: 4pm: Russia v Croatia, European championship qualifier, Sky Sports 3. 4.30pm: Lithuania v Scotland, European championship qualifier, Sky Sports 1. 8pm: Macedonia v England, European championship qualifier, Sky Sports 1. 8pm: France v Italy, European Championship qualifier, Sky Sports 3. 8.15pm: Northern Ireland v Spain, European Championship qualifier, BBC Two Northern Ireland. Friday: 9.30pm: Portuguese league match, teams tba, Setanta Sports 1. Saturday: 12.30pm: Aberdeen v Celtic, Bank of Scotland Premierleague, Setanta Sports 1. 12.45pm: Everton v Liverpool, Barclays Premiership, PremPlus. 5.15pm: Manchester United v Tottenham Hotspur, Premiership, PremPlus. 5.30pm (delayed): Portuguese league match, tba, Setanta Sports 2. 7.15pm: St Pauli v Bayern Munich, German Cup, Setanta Sports 2. 7.30pm: Italian league match (probably Fiorentina v Inter Milan), Setanta Sports 1. Spanish league match, teams and time tba, Sky Sports 3. Sunday: 1.15pm: Leeds United v Wolverhampton Wanderers, Coca-Cola Championship, Sky Sports 1. 2pm: Dundee United v Hibernian, Premierleague, Setanta Sports 1. 4pm: West Ham United v Aston Villa, Premiership, Sky Sports 1. 5pm (delayed): Ajax v Vitesse Arnhem, Dutch league, Setanta Sports 1. 7.30pm: Italian league match, teams tba, Bravo. 9.15pm: Portuguese league match, teams tba, Setanta Sports 1. Spanish league match, teams and time tba, Sky Sports 1.