We've had the Community Shield and however many preseason semi-tournaments you've never heard of in the past few weeks, but finally, at long last, actual real Premier League football is only a day away. With that in mind, players and teams have been going through their last minute preparations. New signings have been settling in, last minute friendlies have been played and players have been getting themselves ready for what's about to happen.
In this last, frantic week Kyle Walker has been reunited with some of his old, more successful teammates, Lionel Messi and Francesco Totti have had a meeting of minds and Mario Balotelli has been playing with a hawk, obviously.
Here are the 25 best football pictures of the week on Instagram.
Marouane Chamakh
Calum Chambers
David Beckham and Henry Cavill
Lionel Messi
Edinson Cavani
Mario Balotelli
Cristiano Ronaldo
Zlatan Ibrahimovic
Theo Walcott and Aaron Ramsey
Robin Van Persie
Steven Gerrard
Philippe Coutinho and Alberto Moreno
Kyle Walker, Gareth Bale and Luka Modric
Mesut Ozil
Ezequiel Lavezzi
Marco Verratti
Didier Drogba and Ruud Gullit
Gareth Bale and Toni Kroos
Lionel Messi and Francesco Totti
Cristiano Ronaldo
James Rodriguez
David Alaba and Marcelo
Brooklyn Beckham
Remy Cabella
Gregory van der Wiel
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