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It was another big night of Europa League action as British clubs chased a place among the top eight automatic qualifiers for the Round of 16 in March.<\/strong><\/p>\n

For the teams on their travels there was a different look to their classic shirts.<\/p>\n

Aston Villa, Celtic and Nottingham Forest were all forced to change the name of their sponsor to comply with local legislations.<\/p>\n

Changing Shirt Sponsor For Europe<\/h2>\n

Several countries across Europe have a ban on gambling adverts and that includes front-of-shirt sponsors.<\/p>\n

This season 11 Premier League clubs carry the names of gambling companies across their chests.<\/p>\n

Celtic, Rangers and Dundee United<\/a> in Scotland have shirt sponsorship deals with sports betting companies.<\/p>\n

UEFA regulations also enforce a blanket ban on tobacco and strong alcohol being displayed in their competitions.<\/p>\n

That leaves British clubs playing in Europe needing to either blank out the sponsor or seek an acceptable alternative.<\/p>\n

For many the answer is to turn to charitable organisations associated with the club.<\/p>\n

Aston Villa Foundation<\/h2>\n
\"Jadon
Jadon Sancho<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Aston Villa\u2019s 1-0 win at Fenerbahce has left them in a healthy second place in the Europa League standings.<\/p>\n

Jadon Sancho\u2019s rare header on 25 minutes secured an automatic spot in the Round of 16 for Unai Emery\u2019s men.<\/p>\n

There was no place for summer transfer Harvey Elliott<\/a> whose wasteful loan move may be cut short ahead of the January window deadline.<\/p>\n

Villa\u2019s regular shirt sponsor is Betano, a digital sports betting operator, who first appeared last season.<\/p>\n

During Villa\u2019s Champions League campaign in 2024-25 they wore shirts with Acorns on their shirts away from home.<\/p>\n

Acorns Children\u2019s Hospice is Aston Villa\u2019s long-standing charity partner.<\/p>\n

For this season, players carry Aston Villa Foundation<\/a>, the club\u2019s own registered charity which was established in 2013.<\/p>\n

Turkey has a strict ban on all forms of gambling and betting advertising.<\/p>\n

Nottingham Forest Community Trust<\/h2>\n
\"Ryan
Ryan Yates<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

It was a disastrous night for Nottingham Forest in Portugal.<\/p>\n

The 1-0 defeat in Braga saw Forest manage an unenviable trifecta of a missed penalty, an own goal and a red card.<\/p>\n

Morgan Gibbs-White\u2019s spot-kick was saved on 53 minutes and 54 seconds later captain Ryan Yates diverted the ball into the Forest net.<\/p>\n

Elliott Anderson saw red in stoppage time after making comments to the referee.<\/p>\n

It increases speculation about the future of boss Sean Dyche and who could become the next Nottingham Forest manager<\/a>.<\/p>\n

From the start of the 2025-26 season, Forest\u2019s front-of shirt sponsor is Bally\u2019s<\/a>, who operate Bally Bet Sports & Casino in the UK.<\/p>\n

For the trip to Portugal the players’ shirts promoted the work of the Nottingham Forest Community Trust.<\/p>\n

The Trust was launched in 2010 to support local people and organisations through a range of partnerships.<\/p>\n

Celtic FC Foundation<\/h2>\n
\"Reo
Reo Hatate<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Celtic\u2019s trip to Italy lived up to the old football clich\u00e9 of a \u2018game of two halves\u2019.<\/p>\n

Reo Hatate played the role of both hero and villain in a battling 2-2 draw at Bologna.<\/p>\n

The Japan international put Celtic 1-0 up on six minutes before being sent off for a second yellow card after the half-hour mark.<\/p>\n

Auston Trusty made it 2-0 for the visitors five minutes before the break.<\/p>\n

Second-half goals for Bologna from Thijs Dallinga and Jonathan Rowe drew the tie level.<\/p>\n

Martin O\u2019Neill\u2019s 10-men managed to hold on for a valuable point, boosting Celtic\u2019s slim chances of qualifying for the playoffs.<\/p>\n

Dafabet has been the longest front-of-shirt sponsor in Celtic\u2019s history and signed a sponsorship extension<\/a> for a further three years in 2024.<\/p>\n

For European away days in countries like Italy that ban gambling advertising, the players\u2019 shirts display Celtic FC Foundation.<\/p>\n

Dafabet have allowed the club to promote the foundation logo on Celtic shirts <\/a>over the past few seasons of European competition.<\/p>\n

The Celtic FC Foundation is a registered charity with a mission to \u2018create opportunities for society\u2019s most vulnerable and marginalised groups\u2019.<\/p>\n

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