{"id":12829,"date":"2020-02-11T15:06:21","date_gmt":"2020-02-11T19:06:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=12829"},"modified":"2020-02-12T12:07:12","modified_gmt":"2020-02-12T16:07:12","slug":"community-shield-to-move-from-wembley-in-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=12829","title":{"rendered":"Community Shield to Move From Wembley in 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/2.47910304.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-12830\" srcset=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/2.47910304.jpg 600w, https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/2.47910304-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>The Community Shield is set to move away from Wembley in 2021 because of the Women\u2019s European Championship.<\/p>\n<p>The PA news agency understands the Football Association is in discussions about moving the traditional opening fixture in the men\u2019s club season away from Wembley, and possibly outside London.<\/p>\n<p>The 16-team women\u2019s tournament runs from July 7 to August 1, with Wembley hosting the final.<\/p>\n<p>It is understood the Community Shield will not be moved outside England, with some countries having opted to play their equivalent match overseas.<\/p>\n<p>The match, known as the Charity Shield until 2002, has traditionally been played at Wembley since 1974 \u2013 except when the national stadium was being rebuilt and also in 2012, when the showpiece took place at Villa Park due to the Olympic Games.<\/p>\n<p>The current holders are Manchester City, who beat runaway league leaders Liverpool on penalties in August 2019.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sharedaddy sd-sharing-enabled\"><div class=\"robots-nocontent sd-block sd-social sd-social-icon sd-sharing\"><h3 class=\"sd-title\">Share this:<\/h3><div class=\"sd-content\"><ul><li class=\"share-facebook\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"sharing-facebook-12829\" class=\"share-facebook sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=12829&amp;share=facebook\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Facebook\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-twitter\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"sharing-twitter-12829\" class=\"share-twitter sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=12829&amp;share=twitter\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Twitter\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-google-plus-1\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"sharing-google-12829\" class=\"share-google-plus-1 sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=12829&amp;share=google-plus-1\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Google+\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Google+ (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-print\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"\" class=\"share-print sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=12829\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to print\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to print (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-end\"><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Community Shield is set to move away from Wembley in 2021 because of the Women\u2019s European Championship. 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