Arsenal on Sunday won the Community Shield on penalties after Thibaut Courtois and Alvaro Morata missed in the shootout. Arsenal new boy, Sead Kolasinac had struck a late equalizer to take the seasonal curtain-raiser to spot-kicks after Victor Moses had looked set to gain revenge for 10-man Chelsea’s FA Cup Final defeat in May.
Nigerian youth sensation and Leicester City’s new signing, Kelechi Iheanacho, helped his team to recover from a goal down to beat German Bundesliga side Borussia Monchengladbach 2-1 at the King Power stadium in their final warm up before the start of the season in England.
New Paris Saint-Germain signing Neymar has failed to make the shortlist for UEFA's Champions League positional awards for 2016-17.
Chelsea Manager, Antonio Conte has disclosed that Alvaro Morata and Michy Batshuayi could play together on Sunday when the club lock horns with Arsenal in the Community Shield encounter. The Community Shield which is a curtain raiser meant to inaugurate the new season would feature the league winner and the FA Cup winner. Both clubs had played in the FA Cup final with Arsenal running away as the winner.
The English Football Association has confirmed new penalty shootout rule to be adopted for the Sundays Community Shield encounter between Chelsea and Arsenal. The new rule which is known as the "ABBA" rule will also become a standard rule for spot kicks throughout the season. According to the rule, if the match ends barren or in a draw after 90 minutes, both clubs will head straight to the penalty to decide the winner of the game.
Super Eagles Captain, John Mikel Obi said Nigeria's qualification for next year's World Cup billed to be hosted by Russia is non-negotiable. Obi who stated this yesterday said his Russian in-laws who are expecting him to participate in the tournament will kill him if he fails to guide the team past Cameroon and secure a ticket for the tournament. He explained that though the Indomitable Lion of Cameroon was a good side, the Super Eagles needed to play with determination to clinch the ticket.
