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Manchester United apologise for publication of a Nazi Swastika-style logo on club email
Manchester United have emailed supporters to apologise for the 'entirely unintended' offence caused by a Nazi Swastika-style graphic on a weekly bulletin to fans alongside the headline, New Order.
David Sternberg, United's recently-appointed Director of Media, tweeted a complete and unreserved apology for the publication of the logo on Saturday after being contacted by supporters on Twitter.
The Swastika-style image, made up of the letters M, U, F and C, prompted outrage among supporters, with the New Order reference also proving hugely embarrassing due to its use by Adolf Hitler during the 1940s.
United have insisted that the New Order headline was in relation to the Manchester band of the same name and used to highlight the club's emerging youngsters, but fans have now been contacted via email to reaffirm United's apology.
The statement said: "In this week's United Uncovered email newsletter, a graphic spelling the letters MUFC ran alongside a feature about Manchester United's younger squad members entitled New Order.
"While the headline was intended to reference the band of the same name, it has been pointed out that the graphic had design similarities to a swastika which, combined with other connotations of the phrase 'new order', has caused offence which was entirely unintended.
"For this, United Uncovered unreservedly apologises."
United are understood to be conducting an internal review to identify how the image was allowed to be published.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/manchester-united/10406470/Manchester-United-apologise-for-publication-of-a-Nazi-Swastika-style-logo-on-club-email.html
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Manchester United apologise for publication of a Nazi Swastika-style logo on club email
Manchester United have emailed supporters to apologise for the 'entirely unintended' offence caused by a Nazi Swastika-style graphic on a weekly bulletin to fans alongside the headline, New Order.
David Sternberg, United's recently-appointed Director of Media, tweeted a complete and unreserved apology for the publication of the logo on Saturday after being contacted by supporters on Twitter.
The Swastika-style image, made up of the letters M, U, F and C, prompted outrage among supporters, with the New Order reference also proving hugely embarrassing due to its use by Adolf Hitler during the 1940s.
United have insisted that the New Order headline was in relation to the Manchester band of the same name and used to highlight the club's emerging youngsters, but fans have now been contacted via email to reaffirm United's apology.
The statement said: "In this week's United Uncovered email newsletter, a graphic spelling the letters MUFC ran alongside a feature about Manchester United's younger squad members entitled New Order.
"While the headline was intended to reference the band of the same name, it has been pointed out that the graphic had design similarities to a swastika which, combined with other connotations of the phrase 'new order', has caused offence which was entirely unintended.
"For this, United Uncovered unreservedly apologises."
United are understood to be conducting an internal review to identify how the image was allowed to be published.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/manchester-united/10406470/Manchester-United-apologise-for-publication-of-a-Nazi-Swastika-style-logo-on-club-email.html
