Manly's pride jersey hasn't even been worn yet and it's already infamous. It joins a long list of uniform controversies that have shaken sport's foundations around the world. 😲 9WWOS
Sonny Bill Williams, shown here with tape covering the Bank of New Zealand logo on the collar of his Blues jersey in 2017, when at the time he said that his objection to wearing clothing that promoted banks was central to his religious beliefs.Irish footballer James McClean has received heavy criticism during his career for not wearing a jersey with a poppy on it for games held around Remembrance Day.
The Black Lives Matter movement was front and centre of the American political landscape in 2020, prompting many, including LeBron James, to don messages of support for the cause while inside the NBA's playoff bubble.If you look at the centre of the Ukraine kit, you can see an outline of the Crimean peninsula, which was annexed by Russia from Ukraine in 2014. The team wore the kits at last year's European Championships, which a Russian MP called a"political provocation".
"With an estimated 75 million NASCAR fans out there, I was surprised that about 15 million of those fans are not registered voters," LaJoie said.Hong Kong badminton player Angus Ng Ka-long explained that he wore a black shirt in a Tokyo Olympics competition because he did not get the approval to put an Hong Kong SAR emblem on his clothes.
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