The German Football Federation (DFB) announced this Monday that it will change the font used on the national team’s shirts, in which the number four resembles the Nazi symbol of the SS.
The German Football Federation (DFB, for its acronym in German) announced that it will change the design of the number four on the national team’s shirts for fear that the number “44” resembles the symbol used for units Nazis of the SS.
The new clothing presented before Germany organize the Euro Cup In June and July, he made his debut during the German team’s 2-0 victory in a friendly against France last month.
“The DFB checks the numbers 0 to 9 and then submits the numbers 1 to 26 to UEFA for review. None of the parties involved saw any proximity to Nazi symbology in the process of creating the shirt design.”stated the German federation in a statement in x (ex Twitter).
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“However, we take the comments very seriously and do not want to give rise to discussions (…) we will develop an alternative design for the number 4 and will coordinate it with UEFA”he added.
The official provider of the DFB, adidashad previously said it would eliminate the number 44 from its range of customization options.
“We will block number 44 as soon as possible”declared Oliver Bruggenspokesperson for adidasto the media of the European country and added: “As a company we actively oppose xenophobia, anti-Semitism, violence and hatred in any of their forms.”
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