Happy Friday and happy Championship opening day to all who celebrate! England's second division begins a new season on Friday, essentially ushering in the start of the European club season and offering a new edition of the always intriguing promotion race. I'm Pardeep Cattry with a primer on what's ahead as the action gets underway.

📺 Footy fix

All times U.S./Eastern

Friday, Aug. 8

🇪🇺 Friendly: Chelsea vs. Bayer Leverkusen, 2 p.m. ➡️ CBS Sports Golazo Network

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 EFL: Birmingham City vs. Ipswich Town, 3 p.m. ➡️ Paramount+ , CBS Sports Network

🇺🇸 NWSL: Houston Dash vs. North Carolina Courage, 8 p.m. ➡️ Paramount+ , CBS Sports Golazo Network

Saturday, Aug. 9

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 EFL: Southampton vs. Wrexham. 7:30 a.m. ➡️ Paramount+ , CBS Sport

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