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Pre-season has finally entered the home straight. After months of footballers looking like idiots abroad, matches against the Malaysian All-Stars and uninspiring transfer sagas, the Premier League is just one short week away.
Unsurprisingly, then, Instagram has been awash with footballers telling us all how prepared they are for the new season. There's been Frank Lampard saying how great the team spirit is in New York City's GOAT new team, Wilfried Bony has announced how good it is to be back with the squad and Gabriel Agbonlahor, not quite on the same level, is getting pretty pissed about having to play against 'local' teams.
Some players, though, have managed to stretch their holiday out. Fabio Borini, finally getting the hint that Liverpool don't want him, has been back on the beach, whilst Neymar is somehow still on holiday, having now been to Vegas, Japan and Ibiza. Pretty good summer for him, then.
Here are the 25 best football pictures of the week on Instagram.
Kaka
Date: 24th July
Caption: NYC
Alvaro Morata and Paul Pogba
Date: 25th July
Caption: First trip of the year, morning match against Dortmund in Switzerland #pogboom / Primer viaje del año, mañana partido contra el Dortmund en Suiza #pogboom
Jeffrey Schlupp
Date: 25th July
Caption: N/A
Cristiano Ronaldo and Pepe
Date: 25th July
Caption: Thank you Melbourne
Pedro and Jordi Alba
Date: 25th July
Caption: Giants game with my brother jordialbaoficial . You're a big crack !!!/ Partido de los Giants con mi hermano @jordialbaoficial. Eresmuygrande crack !!!
Xabi Alonso, Thiago and Dante
Date: 26th July
Caption: Brazilian Mafia!!
Jerome Boateng and Jay Z
Date: 26th July
Caption: Legend Jay Z #sport x #music @rocnation
Frank Lampard, Andrea Pirlo, David Villa and Sebastian Velasquez
Date: 26th July
Caption: Great to be back on the training pitch today with @andreapirlo21@davidvilla and @tian26. Great spirit here in the team @nycfc.
Ryan Bertrand, Ashley Cole and Drake
Date: 26th July
Caption: N/A
Karim Benzema
Date: 26th July
Caption: N/A
Fabio Borini
Date: 27th July
Caption: At the beach wearing my new @bluemintbeachwear !!! Thanks so much for the gift!! I absolute love it! Great games of beach tennis too with all the lads of #spiaggiadelsole !!! #bluemint #beachwear #beachtennis #tomcaruso #daysoff #bius #friends #italy #riccione
Brooklyn Beckham
Date: 27th July
Caption: Brooklyn projects
Kaka and Bono
Date: 27th July
Caption: Big Fan! @u2 #songofinnocence #Peace #NY
Giovani dos Santos
Date: 27th July
Caption: Haters gonna hate
Memphis Depay and Romelu Lukaku
Date: 27th July 15
Caption: Me and @romelulukakubolingoli10 in an conversation. See you soon
Jose Fonte
Date: 27th July
Caption: Pure Art "Make your dreams become reality" #oneday #LAFERRARI
Neymar and Didier Drogba
Date: 27th July
Caption: @DidierDrogba .. Nice to meet you
Gabriel Agbonlahor
Date: 28th July
Caption: This is what happens when u play a local team in a pre season friendly when they can't stop u they foul you!!!
Wilfried Bony
Date: 30th July
Caption: Good to be back with the team, getting sharpe and ready for the BLESSED’SAISON
Wayne Rooney
Date: 30th July
Caption: Not the result we wanted last night but still a great tour. Thanks to all our supporters in America who have made it special!
Neymar
Date: 29th July
Caption: Ibiza
Hector Bellerin
Date: 29th July
Caption: New season, new whip
David Alaba and Ryan Babel
Date: 30th July
Caption: Always good to see my big brother @ryanbabel .. #da27
Cristiano Ronaldo
Date: 31st July
Caption: I was missing my home food!!
Bastian Schweinsteiger
Date: 31st July
Caption: Greetings from Old Trafford! @ManchesterUnited
