India, Aug. 15 -- After a long period of silence for which it received much criticism, European football governing body UEFA finally made a gesture towards the crisis taking place in Gaza and the Middle East this week. Ahead of the UEFA Super Cup between reigning Champions League winners Paris Saint-Germain and Europa League winners Tottenham Hotspur, UEFA rolled out a banner reading "Stop killing children. Stop killing civilians."

The match, taking place in Stadio Friuli in Udine, Italy, is the first high-profile encounter of the European season, and was used as a platform by UEFA to get their stance across given the amount of violence and bloodshed experienced in Palestine over the last two years.

Moreover, this banner follows in the ...