Everton players will be sporting a different logo on the front of their shirts for Thursday’s Europa League play-off round second-leg tie against Hajduk Split in Croatia.
Local legislation in Croatia means that the Blues’ Main Partner SportPesa are unable to advertise in the country and the gaming giant thought quickly to gift its usual shirt sponsorship placement to the Club’s official charity, Everton in the Community (EitC), to help raise the profile and funds for the award-winning charity internationally.
In demonstration of the commitment of football to social responsibility, the UEFA Executive Committee allows clubs participating in UEFA competitions to include the logo of charitable organisation on their playing shirts and gaming giant SportPesa has gifted EitC with the opportunity to take pride of place on the front of Everton’s jersey as Ronald Koeman’s first-team squad look to build on their 2-0 lead over Split and progress into the group stages of the Europa League.