{"id":7562,"date":"2024-09-17T15:10:42","date_gmt":"2024-09-17T15:10:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/?p=7562"},"modified":"2024-09-17T15:10:42","modified_gmt":"2024-09-17T15:10:42","slug":"aston-villa-announce-former-shirt-sponsor-acorns-return","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/news\/aston-villa-announce-former-shirt-sponsor-acorns-return\/","title":{"rendered":"Aston Villa announce former shirt sponsor Acorns to return for Champions League campaign"},"content":{"rendered":"

To the delight of many nostalgic supporters, Aston Villa have announced former shirt sponsor Acorns will return for the club’s upcoming Champions League campaign.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Villa’s primary shirt sponsor, Greece-based betting firm Betano, have ‘kindly donated the space back to the club,’ who have since donated it to former partner Acorns.<\/p>\n

This isn’t the first time this year that the West Midlands outfit will don the famous logo in Europe, having used it away from home in last season’s UEFA Conference League<\/a> last 16-tie against Ajax.<\/p>\n

The club’s former sponsor, another betting firm called BK8, could not be used in the Netherlands due to Dutch advertising regulations – prompting a welcome return for the children’s hospice.<\/p>\n

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Ezri Konsa saw red in Aston Villa’s last-16 tie against Ajax last season<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Acorns makes another return to Villa shirts following primary sponsorship between 2008-10<\/h2>\n

Aston Villa have long been a partner of the charity which appeared on the front of their jerseys between 2008 and 2010 during a period of general success for the club.<\/p>\n

In both 2008-09 and 2009-10, the Villans finished sixth in the Premier League table and many will fondly remember ‘Barclaysmen<\/a>‘ such as Gabriel Agbonlahor, John Carew, Gareth Barry, James Milner and Ashley Young.<\/p>\n

A season later, Villa added the likes of Stewart Downing, Fabian Delph, James Collins and Richard Dunne to their squad as Barry departed to Manchester City for a \u00a312 million fee.<\/p>\n

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(L-R) James Milner, Ashley Young and Gabriel Agbonlahor for Aston Villa in 2008-09<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Chris Heck, President of Business Operations at Aston Villa, said: \u201cWe are delighted that Betano came to us to offer up the opportunity and ask who are the best beneficiaries of the space.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cIt was an absolute no-brainer to bring Acorns back onto the front of shirt, an organisation close to the hearts of everyone involved with Aston Villa.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

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Aston Villa is delighted to announce that Acorns will adorn the front of the players\u2019 shirts in tonight\u2019s Champions League opener against Young Boys.<\/p>\n

— Aston Villa (@AVFCOfficial) September 17, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n