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.

The German national soccer team's jersey is stirring controversy over the number "4" on its design. People say it looks like a lightning bolt from the SS, a Nazi unit in World War II.

Adidas has banned football fans from buying German football kits customised with the number 44, after media raised their resemblance to the symbol used by World War Two-era Nazi SS units.

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.

04/01/2024 April 1, 2024. The design of the number 44 German national team jersey looks similar to the logo of the Nazi Schutzstaffel (SS). The similarity has set off controversy and finger-pointing.

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. Adidas ...

German athletic apparel giant Adidas said Monday that it would stop the online sales of the number 44 German national team jersey due to its likeness to a Nazi symbol forbidden in Germany. The ...