FA Community Shield
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The FA Community Shield is an annual English football match that traditionally serves as the season-opening curtain-raiser, contested between the previous season’s Premier League champions and FA Cup winners.
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How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: FA Community Shield Context triple: [Manchester City F.C., competition, FA Community Shield]
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FA Cup
The FA Cup is the oldest national football knockout competition in the world, held annually in England and open to clubs across multiple tiers of the football league system.
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EFL Cup
The EFL Cup is an annual knockout football competition in English men’s professional football, contested by clubs from the top four tiers of the league system.
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C.
Manchester derby
The Manchester derby is the fiercely contested football match between Manchester's two major clubs, Manchester City and Manchester United.
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Premier League
The Premier League is the top tier of English professional football, featuring elite clubs competing in one of the most popular and commercially successful sports leagues in the world.
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The Football Association
The Football Association is the governing body of football in England, responsible for overseeing the rules, organization, and development of the sport at all levels.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: FA Community Shield Target entity description: The FA Community Shield is an annual English football match that traditionally serves as the season-opening curtain-raiser, contested between the previous season’s Premier League champions and FA Cup winners.
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A.
FA Cup
The FA Cup is the oldest national football knockout competition in the world, held annually in England and open to clubs across multiple tiers of the football league system.
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EFL Cup
The EFL Cup is an annual knockout football competition in English men’s professional football, contested by clubs from the top four tiers of the league system.
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C.
Manchester derby
The Manchester derby is the fiercely contested football match between Manchester's two major clubs, Manchester City and Manchester United.
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D.
Premier League
The Premier League is the top tier of English professional football, featuring elite clubs competing in one of the most popular and commercially successful sports leagues in the world.
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E.
The Football Association
The Football Association is the governing body of football in England, responsible for overseeing the rules, organization, and development of the sport at all levels.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
annual sporting event
ⓘ
football competition ⓘ super cup ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
FA Community Shield
ⓘ
surface form:
English Super Cup
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| alternativeQualifierRule | Premier League runners-up replace FA Cup winners if same club wins league and FA Cup ⓘ |
| associatedCup | FA Cup ⓘ |
| associatedLeague | Premier League ⓘ |
| broadcaster |
BBC
ⓘ
surface form:
BBC (various periods)
BT Sport (various periods) ⓘ ITV ⓘ
surface form:
ITV (various periods)
Sky Sports ⓘ
surface form:
Sky Sports (various periods)
|
| broadcastIn | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| charitableAspect | match revenues traditionally donated to charities and community initiatives ⓘ |
| competitionFormat | one-off final ⓘ |
| competitionLevel | top-level domestic super cup ⓘ |
| competitionScope | domestic ⓘ |
| confederation | UEFA ⓘ |
| contestedBy |
FA Cup winners
ⓘ
Premier League champions ⓘ |
| country | England ⓘ |
| extraTimeRule | no extra time in most recent editions ⓘ |
| firstEditionYear | 1908–09 season ⓘ |
| formerName |
FA Community Shield
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
FA Charity Shield
|
| founded | 1908 ⓘ |
| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| genderCategory | men's football ⓘ |
| governingBody | The Football Association ⓘ |
| hasOfficialWebsite | https://www.thefa.com ⓘ |
| location | London (usual venue) ⓘ |
| matchDuration | 90 minutes ⓘ |
| matchType | single match ⓘ |
| organizer | The Football Association ⓘ |
| organizerAbbreviation |
The Football Association
ⓘ
surface form:
The FA
|
| participantsNumber | 2 ⓘ |
| predecessor | Sheriff of London Charity Shield ⓘ |
| qualificationRule | Premier League champions vs FA Cup winners ⓘ |
| region | England ⓘ |
| renamedAs | FA Community Shield self-link ⓘ |
| renamingYear | 2002 ⓘ |
| seasonRole | English football season curtain-raiser ⓘ |
| sport | association football ⓘ |
| tiebreaker | penalty shoot-out if scores are level ⓘ |
| trophyType | shield ⓘ |
| typicalDate | August ⓘ |
| usualVenue |
Wembley Stadium
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surface form:
Wembley Stadium, London
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| usualVenueSince | 1974 ⓘ |
| venue | Wembley Stadium ⓘ |
| venueType | neutral venue ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: FA Community Shield Description of subject: The FA Community Shield is an annual English football match that traditionally serves as the season-opening curtain-raiser, contested between the previous season’s Premier League champions and FA Cup winners.
Referenced by (72)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
2019 FA Community Shield
this entity surface form:
FA Charity Shield
this entity surface form:
FA Community Shield 2021
this entity surface form:
FA Charity Shield 1956
this entity surface form:
FA Charity Shield 1957
this entity surface form:
FA Charity Shield 1975
this entity surface form:
FA Charity Shield
this entity surface form:
FA Community Shield 2001
this entity surface form:
FA Community Shield 2009 with Chelsea F.C.
this entity surface form:
FA Community Shield 2002
this entity surface form:
FA Community Shield 2004
subject surface form:
Mikel Arteta
subject surface form:
Mikel Arteta
this entity surface form:
2004 FA Community Shield