The Football Association Community Shield, formerly known as the Charity Shield, is an annual tournament hosted by the English Football Association between the Premier League champions and the FA Cup champions.
The first match of the Charity Shield was held in 1908-1909, replacing the London Sheriff's Charity Shield that had started in 1898-1899. The early games maintained the format of the London Sheriff's Charity Shield between professional teams and amateur teams (traditionally gentlemen).
Confrontation with Botswana), the first game was between Manchester United (Professional League Champions) and Queens Park Rangers (Amateur Southern League Champions). The first game was a 1-1 draw. In the replay, Manchester United won 4-0. Both games were at Stamford
The match was played at the Bridge Stadium, and since then the Charity Shield has never been decided by a replay.
The game was not taken seriously, and the games at the end of the season were often mixed. Eventually, the professional team versus the amateur team was abolished, but there was no fixed format to choose the opposing teams. For example, in 1950-1951, the England national team played against the teams that were about to visit.
Canada's national football team's competition venues also change frequently.
In 1959, the game was scheduled to be played before the start of the season.
In 1974, the then Football Association Secretary Qu Jia decided that the match between the League One champions and the FA Cup champions would be held at the National Stadium (Wembley Stadium) as the opening match of the new football season. All tickets would be used for charity, and the donations would be directed to
Specified by both sides of the competition, a total of more than 5 million pounds was raised from 1974 to 2000.
The format of the competition is now a decider, with a tie determined by a penalty kick, but from 1975 to 1993 there was a tie for the championship, with each team keeping the shield for six months.
With the establishment of the Super League in 1992-1993, it was logical that the Charity Shield teams would be played by the Super League champions against the FA Cup champions.
In 2002, the Charity Shield was renamed the Community Shield.
The two teams currently fighting are the Premier League champion team and the English FA Cup champion team. If they are both the same team, they will be changed to the Premier League runner-up team and the FA Cup champion team. The game starts at the beginning of each football season.
As the opening match, it was traditionally held at Wembley Stadium. During the reconstruction of Wembley, it was played at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff.
This year, England's Community Shield will be played at the New Wembley Stadium, against last season's league champion Liverpool and last season's FA Cup champion Manchester United.
These two teams were the best performing teams in the Premier League last season, and could even be said to be the two best performing teams in Europe last season. The competition for the Premier League title between the two teams actually went to the last moment of the league.
Liverpool was lucky enough to win the league title.
Moreover, both teams entered the final of the UEFA Champions League during the season. In the end, Liverpool relied on Qiu Ze's corner kick at the last minute to defeat Manchester United and win the final UEFA Champions League championship.
Last season, Manchester United finished second in the league and the Champions League. It can be regarded as the double runner-up. It can compete with Bayer Leverkusen back then. However, Manchester United did not achieve nothing last season. In the end,
Won the English FA Cup.
The results of these two teams are very good. They were the two teams with the best results in Europe last season. They are very popular.
Of course, there must be seeds of hatred buried in the hearts of the Manchester United players. Last season, they were disturbed by Liverpool in the league and the Champions League. The league championship and the Champions League that should have belonged to them were taken away by Liverpool.
They must be holding back their energy, and today they are here to take revenge.
To be honest, the reason why Cristiano Ronaldo agreed to Alex Ferguson's proposal at the last moment and did not choose to leave Manchester United for Real Madrid was to kill Qiu Ze and Liverpool and get back what should have been theirs.
, let the whole world know that Cristiano Ronaldo is much better than Qiu Ze.
Before the game, Cristiano Ronaldo made a high-profile appearance and said in front of the media that he was ready and Manchester United was also ready. The victory in this game must belong to Manchester United. They are going to play
Everything that was lost during the season was regained.
Manchester United also said that they will definitely not treat this game as a warm-up match. They will definitely go all out for this game. It can be seen that the guys from Manchester United are still grudges about the defeat last season.
Well, they are here to take revenge this time.
The grudge between these two teams is already deep. It was Alex Ferguson who pulled Liverpool off the throne and prevented Liverpool from winning the Premier League championship in 18 years. Well, last season the two teams were in the same league again.
The league and the Champions League are locked in a stalemate at the same time. This is a new enemy with an old hatred. There is absolutely no way this game can be amicable.
For this game, the fans of both teams are very well prepared. This is England's red derby. This can be regarded as the English national derby. It is obvious that the fans of both teams do not want to weaken their momentum in this game.
, they must make the opponent's fans look good and make the opponent's players pee in their pants.
The clubs of both sides also attach great importance to this game. This is not like the previous Community Shield Cup. Everyone does not attach great importance to it. They all regard this game as a warm-up match with a slightly higher standard. The outcome is not actually the same.
very important.
However, today's game is different, because the two teams facing each other are Manchester United and Liverpool. As long as the captains of these two teams, even if it is the most ordinary warm-up match, they will not take it lightly and must go all out. This is
Rivals, this is the red derby.
Before the game, Manchester United head coach Alex Ferguson said: "This game is very important to us. We have a reason to win. We want to make a good start to the new season and hit the league championship. From here on
The game begins."
Alex Ferguson also said: "I am very confident when we play against Liverpool, because I was the one who pulled them off the throne. This has always been a matter of great pride. Now, I can still pull them down.
, if you don’t believe it, just look at it!”
Regarding last season's complete defeat to Liverpool on both fronts, Alex Ferguson was under huge pressure. You can lose to anyone at Manchester United, but you can't lose to Liverpool. Alex Ferguson is still here.
They were defeated directly at the feet of Liverpool on both lines. It's no wonder that Manchester United fans can give Alex Ferguson a good look.
Therefore, Alex Ferguson also has a reason to win this game. Only by winning this game will the pressure on him be reduced. Only by playing lightly can Manchester United be able to move forward smoothly in the new season and win the championship.
Premier League title.
If this game is lost, the pressure on Manchester United will be even greater. It is impossible to say that Manchester United will be crushed by this pressure.
Therefore, no matter from which perspective, Manchester United has a reason to win this game. Before the game, Alex Ferguson gave the Manchester United players a death order. In this game, Manchester United must win.
Winning is a must!
As for Liverpool, the same goes for Benitez. Of course, Benitez also hopes to use the power of victory to continue this victory, completely kick Manchester United out, and allow Liverpool to regain their position and regain the throne.
In an interview with the media before the game, Benitez said this: "We have introduced many players in the new season, and there will be some changes in our tactics. We have not yet fully adjusted. But I have a feeling for my team.
Confidence, as long as we face Manchester United, we have never been afraid. We will win this game, just like last season, we have proved everything last season."
Benitez is so cruel. He directly used the events of last season to attack and ridicule Manchester United. This made Manchester United fans very dissatisfied. Manchester United fans wanted to beat Benitez into a panda. Manchester United
fans contacted him privately and decided to teach Liverpool’s damn coach Benitez a lesson.
So far, Liverpool's tactics have indeed not been fully formed, but the current results are very good. Now is the time to test Benitez's results these days.
Seeing that the Community Shield in England this season is getting closer and closer, and the Premier League is also approaching, many fans have chosen to go to the new Wembley Stadium to feel the atmosphere of the game and prepare for the upcoming new season.
Premier League warm-up.
The team needs to warm up, so of course the fans also need to warm up, and this Community Shield is a good opportunity.
Beijing time on August 10, 2008, and England local time on August 9, 2008, the 2008 England Community Shield match is about to begin. The two sides of this match are Liverpool and Manchester United, and the venue of the match is -
—New Wembley Stadium.
Wembley Stadium has long been the home ground of the England men's national football team. The iconic twin towers are a place that many fans yearn for. Now the stadium has been demolished to build a more modern and multi-functional stadium - New Wembley
Leigh Stadium.
No other place is more sacred to football fans than Wembley Stadium. Although it was demolished in 2003, Wembley is a true museum of British sporting history and wonderful football moments. And other stadiums around the world
Different, playing at "Wembley" has a certain special meaning - the pinnacle of football players is to show themselves under the magnificent twin towers of Wembley.
For players from other countries in the world, playing at the Empire Stadium (the original name of Wembley) means getting closer to the birthplace of football. For England, Wembley records countless memories. Wembley carries
The best and worst performances of the "Three Lions". This is where the England team has shown itself to the world since at least 1966. That year, England became one of the few countries to win the World Cup.
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It is an honor for every player to be able to play in such a stadium with history.
On August 9th, more than 80,000 people poured into the New Wembley Stadium, filling the entire New Wembley Stadium to capacity. The fiery atmosphere simply transformed the New Wembley Stadium into a
They lit a stove, and when Qiu Ze stepped into the stadium, they clearly felt that the whole earth was shaking, and the cheers of the surrounding fans were like thunder in the summer, hammering his heart hard.
Although it has been a year since he came to the Premier League, Qiu Ze has never been to the new Wembley Stadium, whether it is the old Wembley Stadium or the new Wembley Stadium. Regarding this stadium and being
Qiu Ze's knowledge of the demolished stadium was limited to information, so he looked through the information about Wembley Stadium in detail. After reading it, the new Wembley Stadium gained a lot of attention among English fans and the world.
It actually holds such an important place in the hearts of fans.
The old Wembley Stadium is actually the stadium closest to modern football. Qiu Ze expressed regret for not having been here. Although he still came to the new Wembley today, people today cannot see the story of yesterday.
No matter how luxurious and brilliant New Wembley is, it only belongs to New Wembley.
When Qiu Ze and the Liverpool players appeared in the stadium to warm up, the Liverpool fans at the scene immediately gave the hottest applause and shouts to Qiu Ze and the Liverpool players. They cheered for the Liverpool players.
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Of course, the Manchester United fans who came to the stadium frantically criticized, sarcastically and cursed the Liverpool players. They used all possible means to attack Liverpool. Let the Liverpool people know that their Manchester United team is not easy to bully. It also let the Liverpool players know that they are not easy to bully.
These guys know how powerful their Manchester United guys are, and they know that Manchester United guys are the kings of England, but you, Liverpool - are not!