PSV Eindhoven and AZ Alkmaar open the Dutch season with the 30th Johan Cruyff Shield at the Philips Stadion in Eindhoven on Sunday, August 2, 2026, kicking off at 18:00 CEST. PSV qualified as 2025-26 Eredivisie champions, finishing 19 points clear of second-placed Feyenoord, while AZ qualified by winning the 2025-26 KNVB Cup against NEC; it is the first meeting between the two clubs in the Shield, with PSV holding a record 15 previous wins and AZ having lifted it once, in 2009. The shirt: PSV championship-season shirts on home turf as the champions raise the curtain, with AZ shirts carrying the cup-winner story.

Liverpool and Leeds United meet in a preseason friendly at Soldier Field in Chicago on Sunday, August 2, 2026, kicking off at 3:00 PM Central time (9pm BST). The stadium's event page lists the match as part of TEG Sport's summer series of soccer, with a fan zone open outside the stadium from 11am on match day and doors opening at 1:30 PM. The shirt: Both clubs' new 2026-27 shirts in front of a US crowd: Liverpool's white Adidas away kit that dropped July 28 and Leeds United's pinstriped home shirt.

The Red Sox and Dodgers close out a three-game interleague series at Dodger Stadium, with Boston up 2-0 after Friday and Saturday wins and first pitch listed at 4:20 PM Pacific. ESPN lists the game nationally on NBC and Peacock. The shirt: Boston's red-and-navy road set against Dodger blue at Chavez Ravine, two of baseball's most collected uniform brands in a nationally televised Sunday finale.

The Yankees and Cubs close out a three-game interleague series at Wrigley Field, tied 1-1 entering the Sunday finale, with first pitch listed at 2:20 PM ET. ESPN lists the game on MLB.TV, Marquee Sports Network, and YES. The shirt: Yankees pinstripes at the Friendly Confines: two of baseball's most collected uniform brands, road grays against Cubbie blue.