[Tilu News]The German football team attracted discussion last month because the Football Association announced that it would end its 70-year partnership with German brand adidas and switch to Nike to sponsor its jerseys. Recently, German jerseys have once again become the focus of attention in the football world. This is because Some netizens found that the number “4” on the jersey was easily reminiscent of Nazi symbols, and the German Football Association immediately promised to change the font.
Some netizens pointed out that the font of Germany’s No. 44 jersey is similar to the Nazi symbol. (Picture: X Picture)
European media including the British “Daily Express”, “BBC”, German “Bild” and other European media reported that after Germany officially launched the new jersey early last month, some German fans posted on the social platform X (formerly known as Twitter) that the new jersey The “44” font design is easily reminiscent of the “SS” logo on the badge of the Nazi SS. This organization was directly affiliated with Hitler and participated in the Holocaust during World War II.
On Monday (1st) this Monday (1st), jersey supplier adidas also removed the personalization options for the German national team jersey from its website. Personalization functions including printed names and numbers are no longer available. Fans are also prohibited from customizing the German national team jersey number 44. Previously, The jerseys related to this number have been ordered and have been stopped. The buyer has been contacted to arrange a refund. Adidas spokesman Oliver Brüggen also responded, denying that the design intentionally imitated Nazi symbols: “We are committed to opposing all forms of xenophobia, anti-Semitism, violence and hatred.”
The current owner of Germany’s No. 4 jersey is stalwart Jonathan Tah (X Picture)
The German Football Association also issued a statement, saying that the German Football Association submitted the relevant number design to UEFA for review. The relevant parties did not see any meaning close to the Nazi symbol, and will re-study the alternative design of No. 4 with its partners. The current owner of Germany’s No. 4 jersey is stalwart Jonathan Tah, and the European Nations Cup stipulates that team numbers are from 1 to 26, so the controversial No. 44 jersey will not appear on the field.
Text: Jia Zhaozhi
This article is written by “Sportsroad“Originally published in “Football｜Controversial number design on German jerseys provokes Nazi associations」
2024-04-02 07:38:26
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