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By James Cormack The Community Shield is often looked down upon in regards to its significance, but try telling those across Europe that silverware of this kind is worth overlooking. While England and Germany include their respective super cups as part of the pre-season programme, others, like Italy and Spain, make more of an occasion out of the event and stage it midway through the season. Typically, these duels are one-off matches contested between the previous season’s league victor and major domestic cup winner. However, La Liga, in particular, has tried to make the Spanish Super Cup – or …

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