I say officially because in reality, it never really ended. It doesn't seem five minutes since Newcastle went crashing out of the Premiership (oh how we cried!) or Barcelona putting one over Man Utd in Rome.
For the past 3 months or so we have been had the U21 European Championships, the Confederations Cup (just what is the point?), pre season fixtures and endless transfer talk mostly about some bloke called Ronaldo going to Athletico Madrid or somewhere like that?
It has never been away, and although I like football I do find it mildly irritating with it being in the news every day of the year.
There used to be a time where the football season ended in mid-May then wouldn't really reapper until mid to late August.
Not anymore.
There has been plenty of other sports to keep the public entertained over the summer. Formula 1 and the return of Schumacher, The Ashes, Tour de France, Wimbledon are just some of the many competitions that have taken place over the past two months.
And yet football still dominates, even when the game isn't being played.
Who will buy Newcastle? Who will Man City and Real Madrid go for next? New managers, new signings, new kits - on and on it goes.
In a way it lessens the excitement of the new season as so much football is played it is hard to get excited about something that never, ever comes to an end.
Don't get me wrong I like football, but you can have too much of a good thing. When the football season is in full swing it can be really enjoyable but there comes a time when I just want a break from it and I'm sure I'm not alone.
