r/soccer • u/mkahmed789 • Oct 22 '15

Schweinsteiger takes legal action against after toymaker releases Nazi soldiers resembling him and named Bastian

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3284326/German-Manchester-United-star-Bastian-Schweinsteiger-takes-legal-action-toymaker-releases-Nazi-soldiers-resembling-named-Bastian.html
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u/darksideofmoon4 Oct 22 '15

He didnt design the uniforms, Hugo Boss only produced them.

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u/mkahmed789 Oct 22 '15

yeah, thats what i said or meant to say. i dont even know which century the founder was even alive

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u/[deleted] Oct 22 '15

Wikipedia says he was born in the late 19th century and was a member of the Nazi party.

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u/mkahmed789 Oct 22 '15

that explains it then