Adidas causes controversy with new 'republican' Spain shirt

[PHDNM]

Adidas causes controversy with new 'republican' Spain shirt

Even Spain's national football team has been unable to avoid the tense political climate in the country at the moment, as calls for a boycott have been made in response to their new shirt.

On Monday, the Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) presented the new Adidas kit that the national team will wear during the forthcoming World Cup in Russia, and Twitter users were quick to spot a striking detail.

https://www.thelocal.es/20171107/adi...an-spain-shirt

[Arduti]

Anybody can order name-brands with their logo on it.

Adidas offers this service, so does Nike, Under Armor, etc.

[Gleaves]

Disgusting.

[Cristiano viejo]

The intention of Adidas was not to make a Republican shirt. This being said, they were not lucky with such election of colours.

It is possibly the shirt is removed, due the pressure.

[Mingle]

The intention of Adidas was not to make a Republican shirt.

Why else would they include purple on it then? Spain's flag has no purple.

[Cristiano viejo]

Why else would they include purple on it then? Spain's flag has no purple.

IIRC themselves have said it is not purple but blue.