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If you can't escape the feeling that there's something missing from your calendar this Friday, you're not alone.
Thanks to FIFA and the awarding of the World Cup to Qatar, the traditional summer bonanza of the World Cup has been scrapped, the tournament rescheduled for the winter months. With current temperatures in the Gulf state hitting 49 degrees celsius, it makes sense.
It does leave a football-shaped hole in the sporting schedule over the coming months, with the usual festival shifted by five months. But that is not to say there is nothing to keep sports fans entertained.
Here, Sportsmail takes a look at what is on offer to alleviate the boredom of a World Cup-less summer...
The Qatar World Cup has been moved to the winter, leaving fans without their football fix
While England fans may not be able to cheer on Gareth Southgate's team this summer, this is another side heading into a major tournament with the famous Three Lions emblazoned on their chests this summer. And it's a home tournament to boot.
England's Women are among the favourites as the country hosts the Women's 2022 European Championship.
Sarina Wiegman's side kick off the tournament against Austria on July 6 at a sold out Old Trafford, before taking on Northern Ireland and Norway in their other group games.
England Women will enter as one of the favourites when they host Euro 2022 this summer
Having reached the semi-finals of the World Cup in 2019, home advantage will have the Lionesses brimming with confidence as they look to lift their first ever major honour.
There is not just excitement around England, but the tournament as a whole, with the final selling out in under an hour when tickets were released in March.
UEFA announced in November that this will be the highest-attended tournament in history, with the figure of 240,000 that attended Euro 2017 in Holland set to be smashed.
Southgate's men are still in action too this summer, with two more fixture to fulfil in the Nations League.
Having already travelled to Hungary and Germany, England host Italy at Wembley in a replay of last summer's Euro 2020 final, before finally ending a long, gruelling season with another home clash with Hungary.
England do also have a spot at the Under-19s European Championship in Slovakia this month, a tournament they last won in 2017 with the likes of current senior stars Aaron Ramsdale and Mason Mount starring. It could provide the platform for more stars of the future to emerge.
England Under-19s will head to Slovakia to take part in the European Championship this month
Outside of football, the usual array of summer sporting tournaments to go ahead, and in most circumstances, with full crowds for the first time since Covid.
The sight of a packed Wimbledon will be a welcome return, though there are question marks over appearances of a few of their star turns.
Rafael Nadal has not confirmed his attendance after his French Open win due to a chronic foot injury, while Emma Raducanu, the undisputed home favourite, is in danger of missing the tournament altogether after picking up an injury during her return to grass at Nottingham on
