By Brian Bariyo Tumuramye
Manchester City will face Premier League runners-up Liverpool at Wembley Stadium on Sunday 4 August, kick-off at 3pm (BST).
Meanwhile the FA has also confirmed dates for the 2019/20 FA Cup final, Women’s Continental Cup final and Women’s FA Cup final. The men’s FA Cup final will be played on Saturday, May 23 2020, the Continental Cup final is scheduled for Saturday, February 29 2020 (subject to broadcast) and the women’s FA Cup final will take place on Saturday, May 9 2020. The Football Association Community Shield (formerly the Charity Shield) is English football’s annual match contested between the champions of the previous Premier League season and the holders of the FA Cup at Wembly Stadium.
If the Premier League champions also won the FA Cup then the league runners-up provide the opposition. The fixture is recognised as a competitive super cup by the Football Association. Organised by the FA, proceeds from the game are distributed to community-based initiatives and charities around the country. Revenue from the gate receipts and match programme sales is distributed to the 124 clubs who competed in The FA Cup from the First Round onwards, for onward distribution to charities and projects of their choice, while the remainder is distributed to the FA’s national charity partners. The fixture was first played in the 1908-09 season, replacing the Sheriff of London Charity Shield. The current holders are Manchester City, who defeated Chelsea 2–0 in the 2018 match.
