Today, the Charity Shield - the traditional "curtain raiser" to a new season, - took place.
The match was played between the Champions of the Premier League, Liverpool, and Arsenal, who won the FA Cup, with Arsenal victorious after penalties, the sides still even at full time, with a goal apiece.
However, as the Champions' League has barely concluded, and, as the normal football season stretched well into the summer - on account of the delays, disruptions and restrictions considered necessary to deal with Covid-19, this past season can hardly be considered to have been a remotely normal one, and, it seems probable that the coming season will be equally challenging, and not just in footballing terms.
The match was played between the Champions of the Premier League, Liverpool, and Arsenal, who won the FA Cup, with Arsenal victorious after penalties, the sides still even at full time, with a goal apiece.
However, as the Champions' League has barely concluded, and, as the normal football season stretched well into the summer - on account of the delays, disruptions and restrictions considered necessary to deal with Covid-19, this past season can hardly be considered to have been a remotely normal one, and, it seems probable that the coming season will be equally challenging, and not just in footballing terms.