Arsenal Face Title Curse After Community Shield Win

Winning the Community Shield has doomed the last seven champions to Premier League failure.

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What happened. Arsenal won the Community Shield, but history shows the last seven winners of that trophy failed to win the Premier League.

• Liverpool, Man City, and Arsenal have all fallen short after lifting the shield.
• Leicester City won it in 2021 but were not title contenders.
• City beat Chelsea 2-0 in 2018 after their 100-point season.

Arsenal must break a seven-year trend to claim the Premier League title this season.

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