Phil Blanche

Arsenal beat Manchester City 3-0 in Cardiff to win the FA Community Shield and signal their status as England's team to beat. Riccardo Calafiori scored after 24 seconds, Kai Havertz added a first-half header, and Martin Odegaard completed the victory shortly after the interval. City created several chances but were outplayed, with new manager Enzo Maresca suffering a difficult start and Erling Haaland making little impact.

Luis Figo has called for FIFA president Gianni Infantino to resign, accusing him of self-interested and damaging conduct after an abandoned plan to seek private investment in a company running the World Cup. Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney also said he had lost confidence in Infantino over the decision-making process. FIFA is facing wider criticism over a proposal to expand the men’s World Cup to 64 teams and alleged discussions surrounding the hosting of the 2030 final, though FIFA denied that any promise had been made to Morocco.