Adidas to 'block' number 44 from Germany kits over semblance to Nazi 'SS' symbol

Controversy erupts over Germany’s latest football jersey design

Germany’s latest Adidas football jersey is set to undergo a major redesign after a controversial detail whipped around social media.

Adidas bans number 44 on German soccer jerseys over concerns it resembles Nazi SS symbol

Adidas has barred German fans from customizing soccer jerseys with the number 44 after concerns that the figures resembled the World War II-era Nazi SS symbol.

Supporting the team or the SS? German soccer jersey with No. 44 pulled over Nazi symbolism

German soccer fans have been banned from customizing a jersey with the number 44 because of a resemblance to the lightning bolts symbol used by Nazi SS units.

If you want to get your hands on a German national team shirt, it is no longer possible to have it personified with the number 44 on the back. This is because the design of the font makes the number look like the logo fo...

The German team has decided to withdraw the shirt design from sale points with the back of the 44. All this amid a series of criticisms received for the similarity that this number has with one of the Nazi symbols banned in the country, such as the SS. Through a communication the German Football Federation (DFB) clarified that they are in talks with suppliers in order to find a new design in the number. Furthermore, the back of the 14 will be ch…

German soccer fans banned from buying No. 44 kits due to Nazi symbolism

Adidas has banned fans from customizing its newly released German football kits with the No. 44.