Adidas to change German kit design after unfortunate resemblance to Nazi SS symbol noticed

The number 4 in the type used on Adidas's new kit design for the German soccer team looks like an old-fashioned S-rune and has caused a stir in a country where Nazi symbolism is illegal. It now blocks attempts to customize a kit with two 4s, which resemble the ᛋᛋ flag used by the SS, and is redesigning the 4 glyph to avoid future unpleasantness. — Read the rest
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