Villa Park to stage CityChelsea match

LONDON: The Community Shield, the traditional curtain-raiser to the English season, is moving to Villa Park after being forced away from Wembley Stadium due to the Olympics.

Premier League champions Manchester City will play FA Cup winners Chelsea on Aug 12 at Aston Villa’s 43,000-seat ground, hours before the closing ceremony of the 2012 London Olympics.

The final of the Olympic football tournament will be played at Wembley the previous day. — AP