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British English · B1

Arsenal beat Manchester City 3-0 to win the 2026 FA Community Shield. The match was played on Sunday 16 August 2026. The venue was the Principality Stadium in Cardiff. The game kicked off at three o'clock in the afternoon, UK time. Riccardo…

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The whole story at your level, with British audio. Tap any sentence and the audio jumps there.

02
Language database

Every word from the story, tagged by level — and by what it means away from football.

03
Listen & fill

Hear a line, type the missing word. Three speeds, replay any line as often as you like.

04
Word pairs

Two words that look or sound alike. Pick the one that fits.

05
Sentence jumble

Rebuild the sentence word by word, then hear it said properly.

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TROPHY
ARS
Arsenal
Arsenal beat Manchester City 3-0 to win the 2026 FA Community Shield

A goal inside the first minute, two assists on a competitive debut, and a 3-0 defeat in a new manager’s first match in charge.

A2 · B1 · B2 · C116 Aug
FRIENDLY
ARS
Arsenal
Arsenal 1-1 Como: Bruno Guimarães plays for the club for the first time

A new midfielder’s first appearance, an old captain in the opposite dugout, and a shoot-out Arsenal won 4-3.

A2 · B1 · B2 · C112 Aug
MATCH
MUN
Man Utd
Manchester United beat Leeds United on penalties at Croke Park

More than 82,000 in Dublin for a record crowd, a solar eclipse over the ground, and a shoot-out settled 5-4.

A2 · B1 · B2 · C112 Aug
TRANSFER
LFC
Liverpool
Liverpool agree a loan deal for Ronald Araújo

A season-long loan from Barcelona, a number 33 shirt and the language of a deal that is agreed but not yet done.

A2 · B1 · B2 · C111 Aug
FRIENDLY
MCI
Man City
Marmoush scores twice as Manchester City beat Atlético Madrid in Seoul

Three second-half goals in South Korea, and a new manager’s last tour match before the Community Shield.

A2 · B1 · B2 · C19 Aug
PRE-SEASON
CHE
Chelsea
Johor Darul Ta’zim 3-3 Chelsea: six goals end the tour

Two penalties, an own goal and a shoot-out that was arranged and never happened, in Iskandar Puteri.

A2 · B1 · B2 · C19 Aug
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