Germany's official supplier Adidas had initially banned German football fans from customising the jerseys with 44 on the back but the sports giant will ditch the number in its current format amid a backlash.
The German football team has announced that the design for the number four on its new kit will be redesigned amid claims it bears a striking resemblance to the logo used by the Nazi SS units.
The new kit, launched before Germany host the European Championship in June and July, debuted during their 2-0 friendly win over France last month. 'We will block the number 44 as quickly as possible,' Adidas spokesman Oliver Bruggen told German media. Members of the SS, designed by the Nazi units in 1929, varied from Gestapo agents to concentration camp guards.
The issues raised with the personalised Germany kit comes after England's kit for the 2024 games was also widely criticised.
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