Overview

• Before kickoff at Udine's Stadio Friuli, UEFA displayed a banner reading 'Stop killing children. Stop killing civilians' ahead of the Super Cup match.
• Nine refugee children from Palestine, Afghanistan, Ukraine, Iraq and other conflict zones carried the message onto the pitch and two Palestinian youngsters joined UEFA president Aleksander Čeferin at the medal ceremony.
• The UEFA Foundation for Children announced partnerships with Medecins du Monde, MSF and Handicap International to support children affected by war.
• UEFA said the gesture was a non-political humanitarian message planned by its foundation; critics view it as largely symbolic and insufficient.
• The Palestine Football Association's account of Suleiman al-Obeid's killing is disputed; the Israeli military says it has no records and demands more details to verify the claim.