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	TheFA.com - The FA Community Shield (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Formerly known as the Charity Shield, The FA Community Shield is the traditional curtain-raiser to the domestic season between the League and FA Cup Champions.
		The first Charity Shield match was played in 1908 between Manchester United, reigning Football League Champions, and Queens Park Rangers, then Southern League Champions.
		In 1974 FA Secretary Ted Croker proposed that the Shield should be played at Wembley as a curtain-raiser to the new season between the reigning League Champions and FA Cup holders.
	www.thefa.com /TheFACup/TheFACommunityShield (110 words)

	MIS Charity Shield PG Football Match 2005 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Each year a charity is chosen by the students as a target for fundraising.
		Local charities are preferred, and this year we chose to support the NSPCC.
		The NSPCC (National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children) is the UK 's leading charity specialising in child protection and the prevention of cruelty to children.
	www.mis.coventry.ac.uk /~rajeev/charityfootball/2005/cause_supportedcharity.htm (103 words)

	FA Community Shield - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The competition was renamed the Community Shield in 2002.
		The Community Shield is currently held by Liverpool, who beat Chelsea 2-1 through goals by John Arne Riise and Peter Crouch.
		The 2006 Community Shield game was the first not to be contested by Arsenal or Manchester United since 1995 when Everton beat Blackburn 1-0.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/FA_Community_Shield (829 words)

	TheFA.com - The Shield - A brief history
		The FA Charity Shield, as it was formerly known, was first played for in 1908.
		In 1974 FA Secretary Ted Croker proposed that “The FA Charity Shield” (its name from 1908 until 2002) should be played at Wembley as a curtain-raiser to the new season.
		The Shield was taken to Wembley in 1974 and 67,000 saw Liverpool beat Leeds 6-5 on penalties after a 1-1 draw.
	www.thefa.com /TheFACup/TheFACommunityShield/AboutTheShield (558 words)

	Charity Shield
		The FA Charity Shield was introduced in 1908 to succeed the Sheriff of London (Dewar) Shield (see below).
		The FA Charity Shield was preceded by the Sheriff of London (Dewar) Charity Shield which was contested from 1898 to 1907 by the teams chosen to be the best professional team and best amateur team in the land.
		In 2002 The FA Charity shield was renamed The FA Community Shield.
	www.the-english-football-archive.com /domestic_competitions/charity_shield.htm (198 words)

	Rookie Russell Excited About Charity Shield Debut (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		The Charity Shield is the first of two NRL trial matches for the Dragons, who will play the Bulldogs at the Gold Coast on February 28.
		The Charity Shield was not played in 2000 and 2001 because Souths were not in the NRL competition in those years.
		The major beneficiaries of the 2004 BMW Sydney Charity Shield will be the St George Foundation (which supports children's charities), Humpty Dumpty Foundation and the Sydney Children's Hospital.
	www.dragons.com.au /news/static/article_1603.asp (721 words)

	The FA Community Shield History and Previous Winners
		The FA Charity Shield is the traditional curtain-raiser to the English domestic football campaign.
		When the first Charity Shield match was played in 1908 between Manchester United, the then reigning Football League Champions, and Queens Park Rangers, then Southern League Champions, it was professionals versus amateurs.
		In 1974, Ted Croker, the FA Secretary, proposed that the Charity Shield should be played at Wembley, and assume the role of official curtain-raiser to the season.
	www.napit.co.uk /viewus/infobank/football/charityshield.php (312 words)

	Football: Charity Shield to be revamped Independent, The (London) - Find Articles
		THE CHARITY SHIELD is to be renamed the Community Shield after 94 years in its original guise.
		The first Community Shield will be contested by this season's Premiership champions and the FA Cup winners at Cardiff's Millennium Stadium on Sunday 11 August 2002.
		The Shield was first played for in 1908, when the Football League champions Manchester United beat the Southern League champions Queen's Park Rangers 4-0 after a 1-1 draw.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_qn4158/is_20020227/ai_n12599513 (454 words)

	TCM Breaking News - 2001/08/12: Charity Shield: Ref was too nervous - Ferguson
		And while his players charitably shook the official’s hand at the end of their 2-1 Charity Shield defeat, they were certainly unimpressed with a string of decisions by him in Cardiff’s Millennium Stadium.
		Ferguson insisted Cole would be able to join up with the England squad for their friendly against Holland, along with the rest of his United team-mates, as his sister-in-law was travelling up to Manchester tonight to help out.
		As for the narrow Charity Shield defeat, with Sander Westerveld pulling off a string of fine saves while Keane hit the crossbar, Ferguson added: "That was the game we were talking about that we needed.
	archives.tcm.ie /breakingnews/2001/08/12/story20607.asp (764 words)

	www.charlesmhlauri.com
		The Harare side will take part in the Charity Shield by virtue of being the Premiership champions while Bosso are in the competition after finishing as the league’s runners-up.
		However, the PSL were yesterday forced to bring forward the encounter to February 27 as their earlier date came on the same weekend that the Confederation of African Football have reserved for the Champions League, first round, first leg matches.
		The change in the Charity Shield date was also necessitated by the Fifa regulations which stipulate that in the event of a clash in fixtures, the world soccer governing body’s matches take priority, followed by those coming under the auspices of the confederations.
	members.aol.com /Charlesmhlauri/Charles.Private.Website/News568.html (491 words)

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	Telegraph \| Sport \| FA hit by Charity Shield inquiry
		A source at the commission said: "The FA were warned a year ago that by failing to tell fans where their Charity Shield ticket money was going they may have contravened legislation set out in part two of the Charities Act 1992."
		The Charity Shield, now contested by the League champions and the FA Cup winners, dates back to 1908.
		It was revealed that of the £1.76 million in ticket revenue raised from the 1999 Charity Shield final only £659,000 was given to charity.
	telegraph.co.uk /sport/main.jhtml?xml=/sport/2001/08/10/sfnfac11.xml (387 words)

	CNNSI.com - Soccer - Man Utd, Liverpool set to go in Charity Shield - Friday August 10, 2001 11:07 AM
		The Charity Shield match -- to be held outside England for the first time at Cardiff's Millennium Stadium -- pits the two favorites for the league title when the regular season begins Aug. 18.
		United is making its sixth Charity Shield appearance in a row.
		The Charity Shield began in 1908 and features the winner of the Premier League against the winner of the FA Cup.
	sportsillustrated.cnn.com /soccer/news/2001/08/09/charity_shield_ap (620 words)

	Charity Shield Preview
		Despite not appearing in the Charity Shield since 1992, Liverpool are no strangers to the competition.
		Liverpool have made 18 appearances in the match which started with a 1-0 defeat in 1922 by the great Huddersfield team of that era, to the 4-3 loss in 1992 against Leeds United, the last winners of the old first division Championship.
		In total, Liverpool have won the shield 7 times, and have held the shield for half a season on another 6 occasions, losing the other 6 finals.
	www.lfc-1.com /features/charity.htm (230 words)

	New Jersey Governor Signs Law Lifting Charity Shield (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		The new law, described by some state legislators as one of the most important bills they have ever considered, removes the long-standing state shield for charities known as charitable immunity in cases of sex abuse.
		Suits must be filed within two years of the victim's 18th birthday or within two years of the incident's discovery.
		New Jersey is the 48th state to allow victims of childhood sex abuse to sue nonprofit groups for the actions of their staff.
	www.snapnetwork.org /legislation/nj_law_lifts_charity_shield.htm (497 words)

	FA Charity Shield Quizzes and FA Charity Shield Trivia -- FunTrivia
		The annual curtain raiser between the League Champions and the FA Cup holders became the FA Community Shield in recognition of the estimated 250,000 people who offer their services free of charge for the benefit of grass roots football.
		Additionally, we want to see individuals who are some of the game's real heroes receive recognition for their great work." The Charity Shield was first contested in 1908, when Manchester United beat Queens Park rangers 4-0 to lift the famous shield for the first time.
		Enjoy this simple quiz on the annual curtain raiser to the English football season, between the League Champions and the FA Cup winners (in the early years, between the League Champions and the Southern League champions).
	www.funtrivia.com /ql.cfm?cat=5620 (258 words)

	RTÉ.ie Sport - Liverpool hold on for Charity Shield success
		A Gary McAllister penalty after a minute and a typical poacher's finish by Michael Owen in the 16th gave Liverpool a 2-1 victory over Manchester United in a hard-fought Charity Shield today.
		Ruud van Nistelrooy, United's new £28.1 million striker, got United's goal early in the second half and his side dominated from then on but Liverpool, who won the League and FA Cups on the same turf last season, held out.
		United have lost the last three Charity Shields and gone on to win the league on each occasion and they will hope the same happens this season as they seek to become the first team ever to win four successive league titles.
	www.rte.ie /sport/2001/0812/charityshield.html (269 words)

	MIS Charity Shield PG Football Match 2005 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Oyekale was openly frustrated and asked the match instigator to have a word with the referee, to remind him that the match was a charity affair.
		A Charity Auction held immediately after raised over £250 and included a signed Coventry City football shirt, items from the Football Association (pen, tie and cameras), items from Coventry University (pens, mugs and teddy bears), Thorntons, Blockbusters and Michael Page Recruitment.
		It remains to be seen whether any other member of academic staff is willing to take up the reins – as this fixture has proved, both today and throughout the years, it is immensely worthwhile and rewarding.
	www.mis.coventry.ac.uk /~rajeev/charityfootball/2005/match_report.htm (1697 words)

	Video Ezy Charity Shield clash fires up Dragons (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Dragons coach Nathan Brown believes the 2005 Video Ezy Charity Shield will be one of the most keenly contested games of the season for his St George Illawarra Dragons as they clash with South Sydney at Aussie Stadium on February 19, 2005.
		"The Charity Shield is always a good hit-out and gives us a good indication as to where we are at and what we need to improve before the season starts.
		The Charity Shield has always been an exciting and hard fought encounter with the concept established in 1982 to support local charities and worthwhile causes.
	www.dragons.com.au /news/static/article_1993.asp (606 words)

	BBC SPORT \| Football \| Community Shield quiz (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		The first Charity Shield was contested for in the same year as Great Britain won a record 321 medals at the Olympics and it cost a penny to post a letter to the USA.
		Kevin Keegan and Billy Bremner were fined £500 after being sent off for fighting in the 1974 Charity Shield between Liverpool and Leeds.
		The price of posting a letter to the USA today is 50p and as for a football player, that’s £30.8m if your name’s Andrei Shevchenko.
	news.bbc.co.uk /sport1/hi/football/4780781.stm (286 words)

	ESPN.com Soccernet England: News - Keane sees red as Chelsea lift Charity Shield
		Chelsea lifted the One-2-One Charity Shield with a comfortable 2-0 win over Manchester United at Wembley.
		They never really go into the game firing on all cylinders, and it was again the case at Wembley's final domestic encounter as United became the first side to lose the curtain raiser three years in succession.
		Chelsea fully deserved their victory - but seldom does the winner of the Charity Shield go on to have success in the Premiership.
	www.soccernet.com /england/news/2000/0813/20000813charityshieldrep.html (1139 words)

	Telegraph \| Sport \| FA hit by Charity Shield inquiry
		THE long-term future of the Charity Shield was in doubt last night after the Government launched a formal inquiry into the Football Association over their ticket arrangements for the game.
		The announcement by the Charity Commission, just two days before Manchester United play Liverpool in Cardiff, comes after increasing concerns over the way profits for the match are divided between charities, clubs and the FA.
		Despite the warning, ticket arrangements by the FA for tomorrow's game at the Millennium Stadium continued apparently to contravene the rules, prompting the Charity Commission to open the inquiry.
	www.telegraph.co.uk /sport/main.jhtml?xml=/sport/2001/08/10/sfnfac11.xml (387 words)

	BBC SPORT \| FOOTBALL \| History of the Charity Shield
		United have been a regular feature of Shield games since the 1990s, while Liverpool have had to wait nine years to make another appearance.
		Both clubs have been involved in some of the most entertaining Charity Shield matches in the competition's 93-year history.
		Liverpool were the losing side in a seven-goal thriller against Leeds in 1992, when enigmatic Frenchman Eric Cantona scored a hat-trick in a 4-3 win before becoming a United player later that season.
	news.bbc.co.uk /sport2/hi/football/1480702.stm (485 words)

	South Sydney Rabbitohs
		The 2006 Charity Shield is just around the corner with the big clash between the South Sydney Rabbitohs and the St George Illawarra Dragons kicking off tonight at 8pm at our new home ground of Telstra Stadium.
		They will also have the Charity Shield News on sales for $1 with all money raised going towards the charities supported on the day.
		The Charity Shield News is the official program for the 23rd Charity Shield and has all the team lists and news you need for the Charity Shield.
	www.souths.com.au /fanzone/viewnewsarticle.asp?ArticleID=1404 (277 words)

	ArseWeb Newsreel
		Mysteriously, the FA in their wisdom have decided to change the name of the match from "Charity Shield" to "Community Shield".
		Ian Eiloart brings our attention to an article on Soccernet, which suggests that the idea of rebranding to "community shield" is to allow the FA to send some of the proceeds in directiosn that aren't strictly "charitable".
		The Charity commission will no longer be able to have a say in where the proceeds go.
	www.arseweb.org /www/newsreel/t3i76.html (373 words)

	FA broke funds rules over Charity Shield Evening Standard (London) - Find Articles (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		The statement should have informed purchasers how the amount available for charities would be calculated and distributed.
		The report said: "The commission established that the FA was in breach of regulations."But it went on to add: "Although it took several months for the funds to be allocated, the commission is satisfied that all profits were properly allocated."
		Simon Gillespie, the Charity Commission's director of operations, said: "We would expect the FA to set an example to other fundraisers.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_qn4153/is_20020305/ai_n12000037 (228 words)

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