In the first edition of Soccer with Jonathan Wilson, we look at whether anyone can break Manchester City’s hold on the title
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It’s a week of arrivals and departures. As we prepare for the start of the Premier League season on Friday, the US are on their way home from the Women’s World Cup after a last-16 defeat at the hands of Sweden. We’ll discuss that later, but first a look at the contenders in this season’s Premier League.
The Community Shield, of course, doesn’t matter. Last season Liverpool beat Manchester City 3-1, Darwin Núñez looked more dangerous than Erling Haaland, and within a month a lot of predictions hastily amended after that Saturday afternoon at the KingPower were made to look pretty silly. The Community Shield has never mattered – apart from when it has.
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