Ligue 1 begins on Friday, Super Cups in the Netherlands and Germany on Saturday, England on Sunday

The 2017-18 football season of the European Top 5 countries begins this weekend in France, as Ligue 1 Conforama becomes the first major league to kick-off its campaign with the opening match in Monaco between title holders AS Monaco and Toulouse FC on Friday, 04/08/2017 (kick-off at 20:45 CET).

Meanwhile, Super Cup matches take place in the Netherlands, Germany, and England on Saturday and Sunday:

• The 2017 Johan Cruyff Shield will see Feyernoord Rotterdam (2016-17 Eredivisie champions) host SBV Vitesse Arnheim (2016-17 KNVB Beker champions) at the Stadion Feijenoord ("De Kuip", 51,117 capacity) in Rotterdam (NED) on Saturday, 05/08/2017 (kick-off at 18:00 CET).

• The DFL-Supercup will see Borussia Dortmund (2016-17 DFB-Pokal champions) host FC Bayern Munich (2016-17 Bundesliga champions) at the Signal Iduna Park (81,360 capacity) in Dortmund (GER) on Saturday, 05/08/2017 (kick-off at 20:30 CET).

• The 2017 FA Community Shield places Chelsea FC (2016-17 Premier League champions) against Arsenal FC (2016-17 FA Cup champions) at Wembley Stadium (90,000 capacity) in London (ENG) on…