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Ajax must change its popular Bob Marley-themed shirts in Champions League games because the three little birds motif breaks equipment rules, UEFA said. (More Football News)
The Netherlands champion received wide praise and a rush of sales in the offseason for launching a black uniform with small red, yellow and green birds on the back of the shirt collar.
It바카라s a tribute to Ajax fans singing Marley's 바카라Three Little Birds바카라 at games as their anthem. UEFA said the club was told after submitting the design for approval one year ago it would not be approved to wear in games.
바카라The three birds being a tribute to Bob Marley's song do not represent a team identification of Ajax as set out in Article 13 of the equipment regulations,바카라 UEFA said in a statement on Tuesday, adding the manufacturer 바카라was given the options about how the design could be adapted.바카라
Ajax decided its players will wear game shirts without the motif while selling a version to fans with the birds. The team's home uniform is iconic thick red and white vertical stripes.
Ajax바카라s Champions League campaign starts on Wednesday at Sporting Lisbon. The group also includes Borussia Dortmund and Besiktas.
