Adidas has banned Germany football fans from purchasing the national team's kit emblazoned with the number 44 following an outcry over its resemblance to a Nazi symbol.
Adidas has banned Germany football fans from purchasing the national team's kit emblazoned with the number 44 following an outcry over its resemblance to a Nazi symbol. Social media users pointed out following the kit's release that the font design on the number 44 jersey bears a resemblance to the Nazi Schutzstaffel's lightning bolts insignia. The symbol is now banned in Germany."We will block personalisation of the jerseys," an Adidas spokesman confirmed.
The German Football Association and its partners were the ones who designed the shirt number font, Adidas told the BBC.A DFB said in a post on X that the shirt design had been submitted to UEFA which controls the running of the European Championships"None of the parties involved saw any proximity to Nazi symbolism," the statement said.Adidas has manufactured kits for Germany's national team since the 1950s. Nike will take over the manufacturing contract in 2027.
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