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What's a Community Shield?
The Community Shield is an annual match between the Premier League champions and FA Cup winners from the previous season. It's often seen as the curtain-raiser for the new English football season, played a week before the Premier League starts. Guimaraes picked up his knock during this traditional fixture.
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