Even though it seems like the Champions League and Euro 2008 are barely in the books, soccer season begins around the world in just a few weeks.

In fact the season is already underway in Mexico, where the Apertura kicked off last weekend. Last year's Apertura champions, Atlante, got their season started last weekend with a 2-1 win over Toluca.

The Apertura season runs until December, when the new champion will be crowned. After that the second tournament of the Mexican season, Clasura, will begin.

Football will start to take over Europe again in just over two weeks, as the English Premiership and German Bundesliga are both scheduled to begin on the same weekend.

The EPL season begins on August 16 with eight matches on the schedule. The defending EPL champions, Manchester United, play their first game of the season the next day on August 17 against Newcastle United.

At , Man U is a -400 favorite in their opening match, and they're also a +110 favorite to win the Premiership again.

The Bundesliga starts up on August 15 with only one match on tap - defending Bundesliga champions FC Bayern Munich versus Hamburg. Bayern is a -166 favorite in that match at , and they're also a heavy -250 favorite to capture another Bundesliga title.

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