Acorns, the children’s hospice, will appear on the front of Aston Villa’s shirts during their Europa Conference League game against Ajax on Thursday.
The Premier League club, who have long been a partner of the charity, had worn the Acorns logo on the front of team shirts between 2008 and 2010.
The first leg of the round of 16 tie against will be played at the Johan Cruyff Arena in Amsterdam resulting in the logo of gambling firm BK8 being replaced due to Dutch advertising regulations.
Villa previously wore the logo of the club’s charity foundation when they played in the Netherlands against AZ Alkmaar in October.
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