Champions League Debutants to Wear Special Shirt Patch
Translated from Spanish and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.
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- UEFA will give players making their Champions League debut in the 2026-27 season a blue patch on their shirt.
- The initiative also covers substitutes and is being organized with UC3 and Topps.
- After the match, each patch will be authenticated and turned into a collectible card signed by the player.
Players making their first appearance in the 2026-27 Champions League will have a blue debut patch added to the competition’s Starball emblem on their shirt sleeve.
UEFA presented the initiative on Wednesday in collaboration with UC3 and Topps. The patch will also be worn by players who appear as substitutes, giving them a marker for their first Champions League match.
After the game, the patch will be removed from the player’s shirt. It will then be certified and securely packaged with a Certificate of Authenticity before being transferred to Topps.
Topps will incorporate the patch into a Champions League collectible card signed by the player. The process is intended to preserve the provenance and condition of each patch from its removal to its inclusion in the final product.
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Originally published by El Deber in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.
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