The Community Shield will return to free-to-air television for the first time since 2013 as the August 7 clash between Manchester City and Leicester will be shown on ITV.
The traditional season curtainraiser at Wembley, normally played between the Premier League champions and the FA Cup winners, had been televised on BT Sport in recent years.
But BT lost the rights to broadcast the FA Cup from the 2021-22 two years ago, thereby also surrendering the chance to show the Community Shield fixture.
The last Community Shield match shown free-to-air was the 2012 edition of the fixture, which saw City beat Champions League and FA Cup champions Chelsea at Villa Park.
This year's tie will take place the weekend before the start of the new Premier League season, with kick-off set for 5pm at Wembley.
Manchester City booked their spot in the match by lifting their fifth Premier League title in May, with manager Pep Guardiola looking for his third Community Shield title.
City won back-to-back Shields in 2018 and 2019, beating Chelsea and Liverpool respectively in those years.
Leicester, meanwhile, qualified for the match by beating Chelsea in last month's FA Cup final in dramatic fashion.
Youri Tielemans' second-half thunderbolt gave the Foxes the lead, but a late Ben Chilwell goal for Chelsea was ruled out for offside courtesy of VAR.
It was Leicester's first FA Cup triumph after four failed final appearances, with the latest of those coming in 1969.
The Community Shield is the first fixture planned for the 2021-22 season, with the Premier League matches for the new campaign set to be announced on June 16.
The current holders of the Shield are Arsenal, who beat Liverpool on penalties last August to claim the prize. It was the Gunners' 16th triumph in the competition - only Manchester United have more with 21.
raccdkmpt
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Overrated Tuchel will soon get fire
just bring the UCL to Etihad then you can qualify to talk with us
raccdkmpt
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Overrated Tuchel will soon get fire
just UCL to Etihad then you can qualify to talk with us..
Teddymiles
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I hope they can’t also start showing champions league again on ITV station in Nigeria
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Teddymiles
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I hope they can’t also start showing champions league again on ITV station in Nigeria
pazabikotu
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live on YouTube
Bërry-Øñ-Míllíôñ
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Overrated Tuchel will soon get fire
talk to me about Europe. you only talking about Epl. fine you Got 5 epl with 100 points. is your club name ever recognized or written in the history of trophy lifter in Europe.
JPKING007
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Overrated Tuchel will soon get fire
What is this?? they r talking about community shield and you telling tuchel is overrated 😟😟😟😕😯😶
Huhbnrtu
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we will win we are the 🦊 Foxes never quit
NeilOberholzerjwjje
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listen lads Scoring goals without trophy is like reading a full book without content. talking about Trophy from 10yrs like you said we have 2 UCL, 2 PL , 2 UEL and not other little cups. how many European cups have you guys won with all your goals. man write with your thinking and don't be F××king abusive.
oh you sad we have 5 epl titles and two all of them are great like when we got 100points no other team has done that and year after that we won 98 points harder than ucl
SolitarySoul
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listen lads Scoring goals without trophy is like reading a full book without content. talking about Trophy from 10yrs like you said we have 2 UCL, 2 PL , 2 UEL and not other little cups. how many European cups have you guys won with all your goals. man write with your thinking and don't be F××king abusive.
just bring the UCL Trophy to Emptyhad then We shall talk
Bërry-Øñ-Míllíôñ
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you guys think you so good in last 10 years how many trophies have you won and how many have we won sergio ageruo is the guy with most goals against you guys shows how much we score against you stfu
listen lads Scoring goals without trophy is like reading a full book without content. talking about Trophy from 10yrs like you said we have 2 UCL, 2 PL , 2 UEL and not other little cups. how many European cups have you guys won with all your goals. man write with your thinking and don't be F××king abusive.
Anthovagasta
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Pep will also give away than Cup like this[Crylaugh]
bahbdilrz
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pep be like, is it Chelsea?
NeilOberholzerjwjje
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sorry oh. I feel your pain. 😅😬 home. away & far away
you guys think you so good in last 10 years how many trophies have you won and how many have we won sergio ageruo is the guy with most goals against you guys shows how much we score against you stfu
Vezonic22
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Leicester gon whip City
Mohammed_Sh
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meanwhile pep
Bërry-Øñ-Míllíôñ
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Overrated Tuchel will soon get fire
sorry oh. I feel your pain. 😅😬 home. away & far away
cr7isdefogoat
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pep being thankful that it's not Chelsea who beat them home away and far away 🤣
fimboprsty
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Overrated Tuchel will soon get fire
Charliechaplain
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pep rn thank God it wasn't chelsea
Charliechaplain
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pep thankin' God that it was not chelsea that won the fa cup[Crylaugh][Crylaugh][Crylaugh]