Published Aug 14, 2026, 12:09 PM ET · Updated 3 months ago · 1 source
Arsenal v Manchester City in Community Shield and athletics gold – follow with us
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Long gone are the days of an August football big bang, with all the major men’s leagues starting at 3pm on the Saturday after the Charity Shield. But in the wake of Scotland, the Carabao Cup and the National League (not forgetting assorted European qualifiers and the Super Cup), the venerable Football League itself is back – and with it Matchday live. Emillia Hawkins will look at the fallout from Friday night’s Wolves v Blackburn Championship opener (a repeat of the 1960 FA Cup final for even ol