Newcastle United have apologised for causing any offence in a video that was used to launch the club’s new third kit.
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.
The video was deleted by the club on all its social media channels and replaced by an adapted version., external
Newcastle said: “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 that. We’ve removed the scene from the film to make sure that as many fans as possible can enjoy it.”
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