The Community Shield 2022 is happening at the end of this month, but why is the game being played at Leicester City's stadium?
This year's Community Shield is a serious battle of the big boys. Manchester City take on Liverpool after their sides clinched the Premier League title and the FA Cup. Pep Guardiola and Jurgen Klopp will battle it out again, but this time for some early silverware which will surely give one of the sides a boost heading into the new season.
City featured in last season's Community Shield but unfortunately for them, they came back to Manchester with a loss after a former Cityzen, Kelechi Iheanacho dispatched a penalty in the 89th minute to give Leicester a 1-0 victory at Wembley.
News broke recently that the venue for this year's fixture wouldn't be the usual suspect of Wembley stadium, but would instead be held at the King Power Stadium. Why is this the case? Find out below.
Why is the Community Shield 2022 not at Wembley?
LONDON, ENGLAND - JULY 29: A general view of Wembley Stadium before the Men's Football first round Group A Match between Senegal and Uruguay on Day 2 of the London 2012 Olympic Games at Wembley Stadium on July 29, 2012 in London, England. (Photo by Julian Finney/Getty Images)
In short - the Community Shield 2022 will not be held at Wembley as it's being used at the time for the Women's European Championships.
This year’s Women’s Euros will start on Wednesday 6th July 2022 and the final match will be played on Sunday 31st July 2022 at Wembley - hence why the location had to be moved as this is the exact same date the Community Shield has been scheduled for.
Dates have been moved around dramatically this season, as the Premier League campaign has been moved forward to start on the 5th August 2022 as they needed to begin earlier to fit in all the fixtures thanks to the World Cup being held in Qatar in December.
The King Power Stadium was chosen as the neutral venue as Leicester are the current holder of the FA Cup. Fans of Manchester City and Liverpool will be somewhat happy with this change, as it means less distance to travel for the northern clubs.
This will be the first time in 10 years that the fixture will not be happening at Wembley Stadium, with the last disruption to the venue occurring in 2012 when Villa Park became the last ground other than Wembley to hold the fixture as Wembley was being used for the London Olympics.
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