That Manchester City and Liverpool's Community Shield meeting to be played today rather than tomorrow, at Leicester's King Power Stadium rather than Wembley, reflects that English football's traditional curtain-raiser had taken a back seat.
This evening, Euro 2022 climaxes with England's women's team taking on their German counterparts.
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