Man City sell out FULL ticket allocation for Community Shield despite calls for fans to boycott Sunday's event
- Manchester City have sold out their ticket allocation for the Community Shield
- It comes after a supporters group urged fans to boycott Sunday's clash
- The group were critical of the late kick-off that 'presented travel challenges'
Manchester City have sold out their full allocation of tickets for Sunday's Community Shield against Arsenal, despite a leading supporters group calling for fans to boycott the clash due to the late kick-off.
Before kick-off was moved to 4pm following talks between the FA, the two clubs and broadcasters, City fan group We Are 1894 had urged supporters to stay away from the fixture after warning it 'presented significant travel challenges' and 'made it difficult for many loyal supporters to attend'. They maintained that view when it was changed.
But a club spokesperson confirmed to Mail Sport that all of City's 31,500 tickets for the match - as well as an unspecified number of extra seats given to them by the FA - had been sold.
![Manchester City have sold out their full allocation for Sunday's FA Community Shield clash against Arsenal](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2023/08/04/10/73959337-0-image-a-1_1691142596336.jpg)
Manchester City have sold out their full allocation for Sunday's FA Community Shield clash against Arsenal
![The game had been scheduled for a 5:30pm kick-off which has been brought forward by 90 minutes after City raised concerns over its start time](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2023/08/04/10/73959309-0-image-a-3_1691142603284.jpg)
The game had been scheduled for a 5:30pm kick-off which has been brought forward by 90 minutes after City raised concerns over its start time
![It comes as We Are 1984, a Man City fan group, had urged supporters to boycott the showpiece event amid the late broadcast schedule claiming it 'presented significant travel challenges'](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2023/08/04/10/73959355-0-image-a-2_1691142599890.jpg)
It comes as We Are 1984, a Man City fan group, had urged supporters to boycott the showpiece event amid the late broadcast schedule claiming it 'presented significant travel challenges'
'We sold out our full allocation of 31,500, then the FA released some additional tickets which we have also sold,' the spokesperson said.
In a statement in July, We Are 1984 said City's 'creative and very unusual selling criteria', which allowed fans to buy up to four tickets each, was the reason behind the club potentially selling out their end at Wembley, rather than indifference towards their boycott stance.
'We know a lot of regular Blues will now go but there will be lots of occasional fans in our end. We can only hope they are proper City fans,' they said.
'The penny is dropping over kick off times but deep down the emotional pull of City is too much and we are all proud of these players.'
![Last year's Community Shield was played at the King Power Stadium, where Liverpool beat Man City 3-1](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2023/08/04/10/73959767-0-image-a-6_1691143055816.jpg)
Last year's Community Shield was played at the King Power Stadium, where Liverpool beat Man City 3-1
![City's last appearance at Wembley came in June, where the Treble winners defeated rivals Man United 2-1 to claim the FA Cup](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2023/08/04/10/73959563-0-image-a-4_1691142655250.jpg)
City's last appearance at Wembley came in June, where the Treble winners defeated rivals Man United 2-1 to claim the FA Cup
![The club last won the Community Shield back in 2019, beating Liverpool 5-4 on penalties after drawing 1-1](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2023/08/04/10/73959577-0-image-a-5_1691142691222.jpg)
The club last won the Community Shield back in 2019, beating Liverpool 5-4 on penalties after drawing 1-1
The group had asked fans to donate to a local foodbank instead of paying for a ticket to the Community Shield and more than £10,000 has been raised as a result.
Pep Guardiola's Treble winners will be hoping to win their first Community Shield since 2019 against the Gunners after losing last year's showpiece to Liverpool.
The 2022 Community Shield was hosted at Leicester's King Power stadium with 28,545 Liverpool and Man City supporters making the journey to the midlands.
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