Atletico and Barca to wear T-shirts for Syrian refugees

Atletico have received the green light from Barcelona, after they proposed that the teams appear at the Vicente Calderon on Saturday wearing special T-shirts to raise awareness about the plight of Syrian refugees attempting to enter Europe through various countries. The teams will wear the T-shirt as they head out of the tunnel. The 'Rojiblancos' had already decided to do so, and whilst Barcelona were not expected to reject the idea, the home team would have gone ahead with the gesture to raise awareness about the refugees even if the 'Azulgranas' had opted not to.

The club regularly collaborates with UNHCR through its foundation

The Madrid-based club regularly collaborates with UNHCR though its foundation and the Spanish committee of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. In the case of the current crisis, it is calling on "members, fans, sympathisers and society as a whole to help alleviate the plight suffered by refugees who have been forced to journey to Europe."