Kit’s resemblance to infamous SS rune of Nazi paramilitary wing unintentional, company says
Adidas has banned football fans from customising the German national shirt with the number 44 due to its perceived resemblance to the symbol used by Nazi SS units during the second world war.
Concerns over the jerseys were originally raised by the historian Michael König, who said the kit’s design was “very questionable”. An Adidas spokesperson, Oliver Brüggen, denied that the kit’s resemblance to the Nazi symbols was intentional. “We as a company are committed to opposing xenophobia, antisemitism, violence and hatred in every form,” he said. “We will block personalisation of the jerseys.”
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