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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Sport
Scott Murray

Get ready for a huge weekend of football. And the Community Shield

Swiss players in the tunnel before training
Swiss players lark about in the tunnel before training, as if football is supposed to be fun or something. Photograph: Michael Buholzer/EPA

GIVE US ANOTHER TWO WEEKS

It was early June 2023. Rishi Sunak was prime minister of the UK, Dave and Central Cee were number one with Sprinter, the world was succumbing to Barbiemania, and Manchester City had just been crowned champions of Europe. Different times, different times. But here we are now, a whopping 55 days on, and football is at long last back, baby. This weekend, Manchester City prepare to lock horns with Arsenal, Roméo Lavia will pull on a Southampton shirt, and Chelsea are spending money like half-cut sailors on shore leave. It’s a whole new ball game! We’re alive and kicking!

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