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The 1999 FA Charity Shield (also known as the One 2 One FA Charity Shield for sponsorship reasons) was the 77th FA Charity Shield, an annual English football match played between the winners of the previous season's Premier League and FA Cup competitions. The teams involved were Manchester United, who had won both the Premier League and FA Cup as part of the Treble the previous season, and Arsenal, who finished runners-up in the league. Watched by a crowd of 70,185 at Wembley Stadium, Arsenal won the match 2–1. This was Arsenal's 15th Charity Shield appearance and Manchester United's 19th. Leading up to the match, both clubs were embroiled in controversy: Manchester United withdrew from English football's primary cup competition, the FA Cup, in order to take part in the 2000 FIFA Club World Championship; Arsenal were entangled in a transfer saga involving their own player, striker Nicolas Anelka, who vowed to never play for the club again and cited the English media as a reason for wanting to leave. Brazilian midfielder Sylvinho made his debut for Arsenal, while Ukrainian defender Oleh Luzhny was named on the substitutes' bench. Manchester United goalkeeper Mark Bosnich, signed as a replacement for Peter Schmeichel during the summer, made the first appearance of his second spell with the club. Midfielder Roy Keane was absent with an ankle injury, so Denis Irwin stood in as captain. Manchester United went ahead seven minutes before the end of the first half, when David Beckham's free-kick hit the underside of the crossbar and narrowly crossed the line before Dwight Yorke made sure. Arsenal were awarded a penalty in the second half, which Nwankwo Kanu converted. Kanu then set up Ray Parlour to score the winning goal in the 77th minute. This result marked Manchester United's first defeat of 1999. It was the second consecutive year that Arsenal beat United to win the Charity Shield. Arsenal manager Arsène Wenger described it as psychological boost to beat his opponents and felt it showed that his team were ready for the upcoming season. Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson, on the other hand, believed the defeat highlighted his players needed more game time. ==Background== Founded in 1908 as a successor to the Sheriff of London Charity Shield, the FA Charity Shield began as a contest between the respective champions of the Football League and Southern League, although in 1913, it was played between an Amateurs XI and a Professionals XI. In 1921, it was played by the league champions of the top division and FA Cup winners for the first time. Wembley Stadium acted as the host of the Shield from 1974. Manchester United qualified for the 1999 FA Charity Shield as winners of the 1998–99 FA Premier League. The team overcame close competition from Arsenal to win their fifth league title in seven years. In the 1999 FA Cup Final, Manchester United beat Newcastle United by two goals to nil and completed the domestic double. The team later went on to win the UEFA Champions League after defeating Bayern Munich in the season's final and became the first English team to acclaim a treble of trophies in one season. Given United won both domestic honours, the other Charity Shield place went to league runners-up Arsenal.〔 United appeared in 18 previous Shields, winning 10 outright (1908, 1911, 1952, 1956, 1957, 1983, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1997), sharing four (1965, 1967, 1977, 1990) and losing four (1948, 1963, 1985, 1998). In contrast, Arsenal won eight previous Shields (1930, 1931, 1933, 1934, 1938, 1948, 1953, 1998), shared one with Tottenham Hotspur in 1991 and lost five (1935, 1936, 1979, 1989, 1993). The last league meeting between the teams was at Old Trafford on 17 February 1999. A goal scored by Andy Cole cancelled out Nicolas Anelka's opener for Arsenal; the match ended 1–1 after both teams spurred chances to win. Both teams were also drawn together in the FA Cup semi-final two months later, the tie was decided by a replay as the initial game controversially finished goalless. Giggs ran the length of the pitch and evaded several Arsenal players to score the winning goal in extra time. In the close season, Anelka was involved in a protracted transfer saga and vowed to never play for Arsenal again. He cited the media in England as a reason for wanting to leave the club: "The one thing I can tell you is that I can't stand the English Press, who cause me enormous problems on a personal level,"〔 but it was implied that his "gold-digging brothers" wanted Anelka to move abroad to make more money – they served as his agents. In June 1999, United accepted an offer from the FA to withdraw from the FA Cup in order to participate in the 2000 FIFA Club World Championship, staged in Brazil. It was criticised by the new Sports minister Kate Hoey, who suggested the club were treating its supporters in a "shabby way". Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson however replied that United had been pressurised to make the decision, which aimed to solidify England's 2006 FIFA World Cup bid: "The Government are saying that we should be in the FA Cup, but they are the very people that were saying originally that we have to go to Brazil. They could tell us quite clearly: 'Do not bother about the World Cup bid, leave that to us. It should not be Manchester United's responsibility.'"〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「1999 FA Charity Shield」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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