THIS WEEK IN SPORTS: AUGUST 1st – 7th

Let’s all take a moment to celebrate that we have football this month and every month through February. In addition to football season finally returning, futbol season across the pond also kicks off. The English Premier League, German Bundesliga and French Ligue 1 return to the pitch this week. To add to the excitement, the MLB Trade Deadline is Tuesday at 6pm EST, which club is going all in for a ring?

Oh yeah, i almost forget…. The 2022 Pro Football Hall of Fame Class of 2022 gets inducted on Saturday. The entire event is amazing, from the Gold Jackets, to the parade and then the unveiling of their bust that will take residence in the hall for eternity. I have been to the Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio countless times and it gets better with every visit. I highly recommend making it a destination for any sports fan. The greatest football team in the universe grows stronger this weekend. I also agree with the late, great Coach Madden; at night, the busts do talk to each other.

NFL:

• Every Team is in Training Camp
• The Hall of Fame Game: Thursday, August 4th 8pm NBC – Jacksonville Jaguars vs Las Vegas Raiders.
• 2022 Pro Football Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony on Saturday, August 6th
• Inductees are: Tony Boselli (1st Jacksonville Jaguar), LeRoy Butler (Packers), Sam Mills, Richard Seymour, Bryant Young, Cliff Branch, Referee Art McNally and Head Coach Dick Vermeil
• Big Induction Ceremony for DUUUVAL since Boselli and Jacksonville native LeRoy Butler are joining the greatest football team of all time.

COLLEGE FOOTBALL:

• All college programs start Fall Camp this week
• Week Zero is less than 30 days away.
• Spinnable Sports has Conference Spotlights on the Sun Belt, Mountain West and Conference USA ready for you, with the MAC and AAC conference spotlights coming this week.
• The Irrational Confidence Podcast (@IRConfidencePod on Twitter) continues to release our Preseason Top 25 Countdown episodes. Our podcast is available on every platform as well as the Spinnable Sports YouTube page. Join us know and get ready for another exciting season. Once the season kicks off, we drop a weekly preview episode as well as a weekly recap.

MLB:

• The MLB Trade Deadline is Tuesday, August 2nd at 6pm EST
• The Yankees have already acquired OF Andrew Benintendi and the Mariners made a move to get arguably the best starting pitcher on the market in Luis Castillo
• 2 huge questions…. Will the Nationals trade superstar OF Juan Soto and will the Angels trade global phenom Shohei Ohtani
• I expect to see a flurry of moves with 3 division races within 3 games and the playoffs expanded from 4 teams to 6 in each league
• Seattle Mariners at New York Yankees (Monday – Wednesday)
• Los Angeles Dodgers at San Francisco Giants (Monday – Thursday)
• Toronto Blue Jays at Tampa Bay Rays (Tuesday – Thursday)
• Philadelphia Phillies at Atlanta Braves (Tuesday and Wednesday)
• Houston Astros at Cleveland Guardians (Thursday – Sunday)
• Atlanta Braves at New York Mets (Friday – Sunday)
• Toronto Blue Jays at Minnesota Twins ( Friday – Sunday)

EUROPEAN CLUB SOCCER:

• 3 of the largest European domestic leagues return this week.
• Robert Lewandoski departed Bayern Munich for Barcelona. He was replaced by Liverpool striker Sadio Mane, who departed Mersyside after an extraordinary tenure.
• Another exciting star has departed the German Bundesliga. Norwegian striker has left Borussia Dortmund for the back to back English champion Manchester City squad
• Crystal Palace vs Arsenal (Friday, August 5th 3pm on USA)
• Frankfurt vs Bayern Munich (Friday, August 5th 2:30pm)
• Fulham vs Liverpool (Saturday, August 6th 7:30am)
• Everton vs Chelsea (Saturday, August 6th 12:30pm)
• Borussia Dortmund vs Bayer Leverkusen (Saturday, August 6th 12:30pm)
• Clermont vs PSG (Saturday, August 6th 3pm)
• VfB Stuttgart vs RB Leipzig (Sunday, August 7th 9:30am)
• West Ham United vs Manchester City (Sunday, August 8th 11:30am)

MLS:

• NY Red Bulls vs Colorado Rapids (Tuesday, August 2nd)
• Seattle vs Dallas (Tuesday, August 2nd)
• Columbus vs CF Montreal (Wednesday, August 3rd)
• Portland Timbers vs Nashville (Wednesday, August 3rd)
• Orlando City vs New England Revolution (Saturday, August 6th)
• Atlanta United vs Seattle Sounders (Saturday, August 6th 3pm ABC)
• DC United vs NY Red Bulls (Saturday, August 6th)
• Real Salt Lake vs LAFC (Saturday, August 6th)
• Sporting KC vs LA Galaxy (Saturday, August 6th)
• Austin FC vs San Jose Earthquakes (Saturday, August 6th)

HAVE A GREAT SPORTS WEEK!!

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