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Wolfsburg are to invite around 1,200 refugees to their opening Champions League fixture with CSKA Moscow on Tuesday, the Bundesliga club have announced.Wolfsburg are to invite around 1,200 refugees to their opening Champions League fixture with CSKA Moscow on Tuesday, the Bundesliga club have announced.
Free tickets have been distributed to refugees living in and around the Lower Saxony city to “offer them a beautiful evening of top European football,” according to a club statement. Free tickets have been distributed to refugees living in and around the Lower Saxony city to “offer them a beautiful evening of top European football”, according to a club statement.
Related: English football supporters’ groups to show ‘Refugees Welcome’ bannersRelated: English football supporters’ groups to show ‘Refugees Welcome’ banners
Wolfsburg, who are playing in the Champions League this season for the first time since 2009, have also joined an initiative launched by their fellow Champions League participants Porto to donate €1 from every ticket sold to projects helping refugees in the local area.Wolfsburg, who are playing in the Champions League this season for the first time since 2009, have also joined an initiative launched by their fellow Champions League participants Porto to donate €1 from every ticket sold to projects helping refugees in the local area.
It is not the first time Wolfsburg have invited refugees and asylum seekers to their home games: 800 free tickets were distributed for previous Bundesliga games and walk-on children selected for their match with Köln last year from local refugees. It is not the first time Wolfsburg have invited refugees and asylum seekers to their home games: 800 free tickets were distributed for previous Bundesliga games and walk-on children selected for their match with Cologne last year from local refugees.
Supporters and teams from a range of German clubs have also displayed banners welcoming refugees since the start of the season.Supporters and teams from a range of German clubs have also displayed banners welcoming refugees since the start of the season.