LONDON (Reuters) - Soccer gatecrashed Britain's summer sporting party scene on Thursday when West Ham United kicked off their season just 39 days after their last competitive match with a satisfactory 3-0 win over Andorran part-timers FC Lusitans in the Europa League.
On the day former men's singles champion Rafa Nadal crashed out on Centre Court at Wimbledon and six days before the first Ashes cricket test between England and Australia, the start of the Champions and Europa League qualifiers this week underlined just how European club soccer is now virtually a year-round affair.
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