The
Community Shield will take place at Wembley on Saturday August 29, the FA
has confirmed.
The traditional curtain-raiser for the new season will see Premier League
champions Liverpool play either Arsenal or Chelsea, who meet in this
Saturday's FA Cup final.
The kick-off time for the game will be announced at a later date.
It has been reported that the match could welcome a restricted number of
supporters into Wembley as part of plans for supporters to make a
socially-distanced return to sports venues more widely from October 1.
The match will be immediately followed by an international break from
September 2 to 10.
The announcement comes after the Premier League revealed last week the
2020/21 season would start on September 12 and run until May 23, 2021.
The EFL has also confirmed the Championship, League One and League Two
seasons will commence on the same weekend, with their regular seasons ending
on the weekend of May 8, 2021.
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