Although Manchester City supporters are eagerly anticipating being crowned European champions next month, they have overlooked a crucial aspect of their team’s shirt. Manchester City completely destroyed Real Madrid in the second leg of their Champions League semi-final on Wednesday night, handling them in a way that no other team has in a long time.
Any team that advanced would have been the clear favourites to defeat Inter Milan in the ultimate game the following month even before a ball is kicked in Istanbul. City fans are eager to see their team earn the title of finest in Europe for the first time, and the manner of the victory over Real only served to reinforce that notion.
Reason why Manchester City won’t be entitled to UCL badge on shirt sleeve
Manchester City fans will undoubtedly spend a decent amount to go to Istanbul to watch their club fight for their maiden Champions League title against Simone Inzaghi’s team in a few weeks. Furthermore, fans are already considering the upcoming season when it starts in August even before the current campaign is over.
That’s because Manchester City have already unveiled the home kit for the upcoming season, which has supporters wondering how the shirt may look if they win any European competition. In any case, a recently posted photoshopped image of Manchester City’s next season’s shirt, complete with the UEFA badge of distinction, went viral on Twitter and has received close to 20 million views.
Those unfamiliar with UEFA’s badge of honour, it is the simple sleeve patch that displays the UEFA Champions League trophy together with the number of times the team has won the tournament. The UEFA Champions League allows teams like Real Madrid, Liverpool, Bayern Munich, Barcelona and AC Milan to wear it, as one can see here.
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Unfortunately for Manchester City, opposition supporters have noted that the uniform won’t look like that regardless of what transpires in Turkey on June 10. This is so because the UEFA Badge of Honour, which the City supporters are hoping to get on their club’s shirts next season, is awarded for multiple Champions League victories and is what they are seeking to do.
Clubs must win a European title five times or three times in a row to qualify for the badge, a rule which was established at the start of the 2000–01 season. Due to their success in the Europa League, Sevilla has thus far won the privilege to wear it, alongside Barcelona, Liverpool, Ajax, Bayern Munich, AC Milan, and Real Madrid.