Champions League Games to Have Silent Tribute to Victims of Nepal Floods
UEFA will also display a solidarity banner as Nepal’s death toll from flash floods and landslides climbs to 1,355, officials said.
- On Monday, UEFA announced a moment of silence will be held at all Champions League matches this week to show support for victims of flash floods in Nepal.
- The death toll in Nepal surged to 1,355 on Monday as authorities recovered more bodies; rescue teams are searching for 4,996 people, including at least 589 foreign nationals, according to Nepal's National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority .
- A banner reading 'You are not alone Nepal' will be displayed before the 18 Champions League games. UEFA President Aleksander Ceferin said, "We wish them strength and resilience as they continue to recover from this tragedy and its aftermath."
- The Champions League line-up begins Tuesday with 14 matches across the region, including Real Madrid hosting Inter Milan, to observe the tribute.
- UEFA has previously paid tribute to natural disaster victims outside Europe, including after a September 2023 earthquake in Morocco and floods in Libya.
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UEFA will pay tribute to the victims of the flood in Nepal during all the matches of the first day of the Champions League
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NYON, Switzerland (AP) — European football will pause before this week's 18th Champions League matches to honor the victims of sudden flooding and landslides in Nepal.
Before the start of all matches in the opening round of the Champions League, the victims of the natural disaster in Nepal will be remembered.
ALL MATCHES of the first round of the Champions League will begin with a minute's silence in memory of the victims of the devastating floods in Nepal, UEFA announced. A support banner will also be displayed.
All matches in the first round of the European Champions League will begin with a minute's silence for the victims of the severe floods in Nepal at the end of August, European football's governing body Uefa has announced.
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