Roma to support Nepal flood victims through Champions League match shirt

Roma to support Nepal flood victims through Champions League match shirtItalian club to auction special shirts saying ‘Together for Nepal’, which will be worn in the match against Fenerbahce.Italian football club AS Roma will help create awareness and raise funds for flood-affected people in Nepal by wearing shirts carrying a message of support during their UEFA Champions League match against Fenerbahce.The Rome-based club, who travel to Istanbul for their opening match of Europe’s elite football competition on Thursday, will sport shirts emblazoned with the words “Together for Nepal” and the World Food Programme’s (WFP) logo after being banned from displaying their betting company sponsor in Turkiye.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4Five Indian workers built hotels in Nepal. Floods swept away three of themlist 2 of 4Why Nepal is demanding climate justice and compensation after deadly floodslist 3 of 4Photos: UN urges global aid after China, Nepal floods kill over 1,300list 4 of 4Nepal holds day of mourning for more than 1,300 killed in floodsend of listThe club will also raise funds for relief efforts by auctioning the special shirts and contributing the money to the WFP, the United Nations’ agency based in Rome.More than 1,300 people have been confirmed dead and 5,000 remain missing after last month’s catastrophic floods.Scientists say they were caused by the effects of Climate Change and triggered when part of a mountain glacier collapsed, sending a torrent of water and mud flooding down into Nepal’s Rasuwa and Nuwakot regions, as well as into China’s Tibet region.“AS Roma and the WFP are joining forces to support the people of Nepal, who have been severely affected by the floods and landslides impacting the country,” Roma, one of the giants of Italian and European football, said in a statement on its website.“The Giallorossi players will take the field with the World Food Programme logo on the front of their shirts, bringing attention to the emergency and raising visibility for WFP’s work in support of affected communities,” it added.