German soccer authorities will redesign the number “4” on the country’s national jerseys amid claims it resembles a logo used by Nazi paramilitary units.. The German Football Association ...

Germany's soccer federation is redesigning its national team's Adidas jerseys after claims that the kits' No. 44 numbering looked similar to a Nazi symbol. The German soccer federation (DFB ...

The German Football Association (DFB) is working to redesign soccer jerseys with numbers that have conjured up memories of the country’s Nazi past.. The uniforms in question feature a number 4 ...

Adidas, the longtime makers of Germany’s soccer kits, said it was moving quickly to stop fans from ordering customized jerseys with the number “44” on them.

Münch said the number 44 on the jersey could be read as the “rune signs for the letters ‘SS,’” used in the 19th and 20th centuries. Unlike in the U.S., the symbols are banned in Germany.

The German soccer federation and Adidas have stopped the sale of Germany jerseys with the number 44 because of a resemblance to the logo of the Nazi Party’s notorious SS paramilitary units.

The new line of German soccer jerseys by Adidas will be redesigned after customers realized the stylization of the number 44 resembled the infamous Nazi SS lightning bolt 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. Primary Menu Sections.

German soccer authorities will redesign the number “4” on the country’s national jerseys amid claims it resembles a logo used by Nazi paramilitary units.. The German Football Association ...