Football trips, explained
Guides and explainers for fans who travel for the game: how to plan a trip, how to get in as a tourist, and how the fixture calendar actually works. When you know your dates, the trip planner does the fixture maths for you.
When are football fixtures confirmed?
Why far-future kickoff times show as TBC, and when each league actually confirms them.
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How to plan a Champions League trip: format and tickets
The Champions League's 36-club format puts far more cities in play for a trip than the old group stage ever did.
International breaks: football's best trip-planning window
International breaks pause every club league at once, making them the easiest weeks on the calendar to build a multi-country trip.
Nations League September-October 2026: how to see the window in person
How to see three of the biggest matches in the merged September-October 2026 Nations League window by direct train alone.
Can you buy football tickets on the day in Europe?
Sometimes, and almost never at the clubs you have heard of. Here is where a walk-up still works.
How much do football tickets cost in Europe?
The advertised price and the price you actually pay are different numbers, and the gap is biggest in England.
How to plan a football trip to England
Most Premier League clubs will not sell you a ticket at all. Here is what actually gets a visitor through the turnstile.
How to plan a football trip to Germany
German football is the cheapest in Europe's big five and the hardest to get into. Those two facts are connected.
How to plan a football trip to Italy
Buying a Serie A ticket is the easy part. The name on it is what catches visitors out.
How to plan a football trip to the Netherlands
Dutch clubs gate a lot of tickets behind a club card. Here is what that means for a visitor, and the ways in.
Football trip planner: how to see several matches in one trip
How to build a European football trip around real fixtures, and string several matches into one route.
The best football trip planner: how the main tools compare
Which tool to use when you are travelling to catch matches, and which to use for what is on near you.
How to get football tickets abroad as a tourist
How to buy direct, read a club's real ticket difficulty, and avoid the resale traps as a visiting fan.
How to plan a football trip to Spain
How to base yourself in one Spanish city and catch two or three La Liga games in a single weekend.
The best football matches in Europe this season
The ties worth building a trip around, ranked from the live fixture list and refreshed weekly.
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