Manchester United were forced to issue an ‘unreserved’ apology last night after using a swastika-style logo in a newsletter to fans. The Premier League champions published the black and red image in an email sent to millions of supporters worldwide. It featured the headline ‘New Order’ - a play on the Manchester band with the same name - which was used alongside images of the team’s emerging youth players, including Adnan Januzaj, David de Gea and Danny Welbeck. Manchester United issued an 'unreserved apology' after using a swastika-style logo in this newsletter But the term is also linked to Nazism because of Adolf Hitler’s call in 1941 for a New Order in Europe and caused widespread outrage among fans who received the United Uncovered e-mail.
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Football club published black and red image in email sent to millions of fans
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Featured headline, 'New Order', a play on the name of a Manchester band
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Term also linked to Nazism because of Hitler's call for New Order in Europe
'To send out a logo which by itself looks like a swastika - and then accompany it with the words @placeholder - is shocking.