FA Charity Shield

As a Chelsea fan I was fortunate enough to get a ticket to the community (Charity) shield yesterday as Chelsea beat Manchester United on penalties in the curtain raiser for the new football season. Most people regard the Community shield as a slightly over glamorous friendly game but it also provides the winning team with a trophy and a psychological boost before the league season starts proper. The community shield game is also used to generate money for charities and the football community in general and tickets are in my opinion reasonably priced-Chelsea tickets were between £15-40 with cheaper tickets in the highest areas of the stadium with more expensive seats in ...  Read the complete review

This years lack of football was always going to be a short period with the European Championship taking place, that is unless you support France of course who were too busy trying to keep out of the firing line from Mystic Meg loving Domenech. The Community Shield is always a good way of starting the season, if not only to ensure that Joey Barton isn't the only one helping out the community. With all the money (supposedly) given to charity, it is more a friendly than a cup final but is often the first chance that the clubs involved get to showcase their summer signings. It's always a moment, I look forward to. This years game will most probably be dominated by ...  Read the complete review

I was appalled when I saw JOHN ARNE RIISE emulated Rivaldo's disgraceful play acting in today’s Community Shield. Ok, so it wasn't as bad as Rivaldo's but i don't understand why these stars can do this knowing there are millions of people who look up to them. It is no exaggeration. Riise without doubt fell to the ground on purpose and got up as soon as the referee didn’t award a free kick. Rivaldo’s in the World Cup needs no explanation, as that was just pure stupidity. However it’s not just the playacting that annoys me. It’s the ATTACKS ON STUDENTS (Bowyer and Woodgate), BEATING OF SECURITY GUARDS (John ...  Read the complete review

Good idea and shouldn't even be thought of to abolish it - Advantages: Fun to see, Gives out of favor players to show what they are made of - Disadvantages: Could injure good players and ruin there carerr

The annual curtain raiser of the English League is the Charity Shield. Winners of the previous year's Premiership play the winners of the previous year's FA Cup. If the winners of the Premiership have also won the FA Cup, then the runners-up in the FA Cup will play. Manchester United, the League winners, and Liverpool, who had been victorious in their FA Cup quest, participated this year’s event in. The Charity Shield normally takes place in Wembley, but as it is being demolished, this year’s event took place in the Millennium Stadium, in Cardiff. The match was played last Sunday. The match was played at a frantic pace, and although it was the ...  Read the complete review