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Newcastle United Apologizes for Offense in Kit Launch Video

11mo agoĀ· 1 min readenNews

Summary

Newcastle United apologizes for any offense caused by a video used to launch the club's new third kit, featuring a flag resembling the Rising Sun flag used by Japanese armed forces in World War Two.

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The reaction to our new third kit with Adidas has been special, but the launch video contained a scene that could inadvertently cause offence.
We apologise for any offence caused by the video.
The video, which featured Newcastle fan and singer Sam Fender, originally included a flag in the club's colours that resembled the Rising Sun flag used by Japanese armed forces in World War Two.
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Newcastle United apologise for causing any offence in a video that was used to launch the club's new third kit

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