Title: Adidas Bans Sale of Germany's Number 44 Jersey Due to Hitler Connection

Adidas announced that it will remove the number 44 jersey of the German national team from its stores due to criticism over the jersey's design, which resembles the logo of a Nazi organization. Recently, social media users noted that the number 44 in the new design of the Germany national team jersey, introduced last month, resembles the emblem of the Schutzstaffel (SS) embellished with rune letters "ᛋᛋ". The Schutzstaffel was a paramilitary organization led by Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party in Nazi Germany, and later across all of Europe occupied by Germany during World War II. Adidas faced severe backlash following the unveiling of the new jersey, but company spokesperson Oliver Brüggen confirmed that they would ban the sale of this jersey in their online stores.