Roma to support Nepal flood victims through Champions League match shirt

What the report says

Italian club AS Roma said it will use its UEFA Champions League match against Fenerbahce to draw attention to the floods and landslides in Nepal. According to Al Jazeera, the Rome-based team will wear special shirts marked “Together for Nepal” and the World Food Programme logo when it plays in Istanbul, after being unable to display its betting sponsor in Turkey because such branding is banned on kits there.

Roma also plans to auction the shirts after the match and direct the proceeds to the UN’s World Food Programme, which is based in Rome. The club said the effort is meant to support people in Nepal who have been affected by the disaster and to raise visibility for relief work. The article notes that the floods have left more than 1,300 people dead and thousands missing, with scientists linking the event to climate-change-driven conditions and a glacier collapse.

The gesture comes as the Champions League opened a new season with tributes to Nepal flood victims across multiple matches. Al Jazeera reported that moments of silence were held before games, and stadium screens carried messages of support. The broader football response has also included fundraising by other clubs, such as Arsenal, through charitable partners working in Nepal.