If you're missing your football fix, then here are some key football dates to get you through the summer, including the U's pre-season fixtures.

Sun 25th May - League 1 Playoff Final - Leyton Orient 2 Rotherham 2 - Rotherham won 4-3 on penalties

Mon 26th May - League 2 Playoff Final - Burton 0 Fleetwood 1

Sat 31st May - Season ticket renewal deadline (to guarantee existing seat)

Thu 12th June - World Cup begins - Brazil vs Croatia (9pm kick-off on ITV)

Sat 14th June - England vs Italy (11pm kick-off on BBC)

Tue 17th June - League Cup draw (10am)

Wed 18th June - Fixtures released (at 9am)

Thu 19th June - England vs Uruguay (8pm kick-off on ITV)

Mon 23rd June - U's players report back for pre-season training

Tues 24th June - England vs Costa Rica (5pm kick-off on ITV)

Sat 12th July - Pre-season friendly away at Brantham (3pm kick-off)

Sun 13th July - World Cup Final (8pm kick-off)

Tue 15th July - Pre-season friendly away at Heybridge (7.45pm kick-off)

Sat 19th July - Pre-season friendly away at Leiston (3pm kick-off)

Wed 23rd July - Pre-season friendly home to Ipswich (7.30pm kick-off)

Fri 25th July - Pre-season friendly away at Dover (7.45pm kick-off)

Sat 26th July - Pre-season friendly away at Dagenham & Redbridge (3pm kick-off)

Wed 30th July - Pre-season friendly away at Luton (7.45pm kick-off)

Sat 9th August - First game of the 2014/15 season

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