Today is day 16 of The Close Season...

Throughout the month of June players in England are given a break away from the game and only international, small-side, armed forces and scout matches are permitted.

Without any football for a whole month, TheFA.com is here to help you through every day in June with our guide, Close Season Encounters, pointing you in the direction of your daily dose of the Beautiful Game...




Pompey fans have a dilemma when selecting what to read as two new releases look back at the promotion to the top flight, under the tutelage of Harry Redknapp, of newboys Portsmouth. Sleeping Giant Awakes: The Story of Portsmouth's Rise to the Premiership hits the shelves at the same time as Life and Chimes, which charts the last year at Fratton Park.

For today's action, it's back down to the Toulon tournament where Burkina Faso meets Mexico at 6pm followed two hours later by Colombia and Poland in the Group A games at Stade Pourcin in Fréjus.

June 2003

1st Sunday

Australia NSL Grand Final; Germany v Canada

2nd Monday

England U21 v Serb & Mont; FA Cup Final Video launch

3rd Tuesday

England v Serb & Mont - International Friendly

4th Wednesday

Small-Sided Football

5th Thursday

England U18s v Sweden

6th Friday

England U18s v Portugal; International friendlies

7th Saturday

England v Argentina - the repeat; Euro 2004 qualifiers

8th Sunday

England U18s v Spain; International friendlies

9th Monday

Videos and DVDs; U21 Tickets

10th Tuesday

Under-21s in Sunderland

11th Wednesday

Seniors in Middlesbrough; Under-20s in Toulon; Copa Libertadores

12th Thursday

A day in the history; Toulon games 

13th Friday

England v Argentina in Toulon

14th Saturday

Masters Football; SA v T&T

15th Sunday

England v Turkey in Toulon; Spanish Football

16th Monday

Books and Toulon

17th Tuesday

 

18th Wednesday

 

19th Thursday

 

20th Friday

 

21st Saturday

 

22nd Sunday

 

23rd Monday

 

24th Tuesday

 

25th Wednesday

 

26th Thursday

 

27th Friday

 

28th Saturday

 

29th Sunday

 

30th Monday