UEFA have defended their 'Stop killing children, stop killing civilians' banner displayed prior to Wednesday night's UEFA Super Cup - insisting that it was not a political message as they come under-fire for being 'hypocritical'.
The banner was shown during the opening ceremony of Wednesday's showpiece between Paris Saint-Germain and Tottenham Hotspur - with it being unfurled by nine refugee children from different conflict zones (Afghanistan, Iraq, Nigeria, Palestine and Ukraine).
Ahead of the match at the Stadio Friuli in Udine, Italy; European football's governing body announced that two refugee children from the Israel-Gaza War were going to take to take part in the medals ceremony too.