Early Season Silverware for Liverpool?

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4.2 • 2.5K Ratings

🗓️ 8 August 2025

⏱️ 56 minutes

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The FC crew is joined by Frank Leboeuf to preview Sunday's Community Shield matchup between Crystal Palace and Liverpool and test Steve Nicol's Community Shield memory on the latest Stump Stevie. Then, the guys discuss Chelsea's 2-0 preseason win over Bayer Leverkusen and Frank gives his 2025-26 Premier League predictions. Plus, a look at the Ballon d'Or as Frank once again rants against the award. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:35.0	Welcome in to latest edition of ESPNFC.
0:37.2	I'm Dan Thomas, joined by Ali Moreno and Stevie Nicholl. Sunday
0:40.7	sees the Community Shield. Crystal Palace take on Liverpool, of course, this is the traditional
0:45.5	curtain raiser for the start of the Premier League, is you have the league winners taking on the
0:49.6	victors of the FA Cup. No surprise when you take a look. And how the bookies have this game set. Liverpool 7 to 2 on Crystal Palace, where you can more than double your money. Outsiders coming in to this final at Wembley. For more on this, I'll come in, shall we? Frank LeBurth, who 25 years ago was representing Chelsea in the charity shield, taking on Manchester United in that game, Frank.
1:13.4	What were your memories of it? How seriously did you take it? How did you use it?
1:19.4	I took it very seriously. I played two charity shield twice against Manchester United.
1:23.8	The first one in 98, we lost it on penalties and we won the second one in 2000.
1:29.3	I think it was 2 nil against Manchester United. But it's always a big game. I mean, when you go to Wembley, the crowd is full. I mean, the stands are full.
1:40.3	All the Chelsea fans were expecting a win.
1:44.3	So you want to play it seriously and you really want to beat the team that you play against,
1:48.2	especially at the time against Manchester United.
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