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UEFA Euro 2024
/ 234 days agoGermany bans fans from buying #44 kit over Nazi link
Ahead of the Germany-hosted Euros 2024, Adidas stopped sales of Germany's number 44 kit due to apparent Nazi links. The #44 jersey bore resemblances to the Nazi Schutzstaffel (SS). The SS committed several genocidal deaths during the Holocaust and WWII. Adidas' #4 jersey will also get a redesign. "We will block the personalization of the […]
Pele
/ 911 days agoGreatest soccer film ever made? Victory deserves a consideration
The soccer film Victory puts a sporting twist on the propaganda during WWII in Nazi Germany. When FIFA staged the first World Cup in 1930, the tournament only had 13 nations. The contemporary version, such as Qatar 2022, has 32. In 2026, that number balloons up to 40. That first tournament, Uruguay, the host, emerged […]