English Soccer Club Sorry for Launching 'United 93' Clothing Range Around 9/11 Anniversary
The club said it did not understand the historical context after fans criticized the two-piece range, which featured ‘United 93’ on the back.
- English soccer club Oxford United apologized on Friday for releasing apparel with 'United 93' on the back, coinciding with the 25th anniversary of the 9/11 terror attacks.
- The 'Campus Collection' was intended to reference Oxford United's 1893 founding year, but the branding unintentionally mirrored the call sign of the hijacked flight that crashed in Pennsylvania on September 11, 2001.
- Fans criticized the error online immediately, prompting the club to remove the collection with immediate effect while critics questioned the lack of oversight regarding historical associations.
- Oxford United said the range was released 'without understanding of the historical context and associations' and accepted full responsibility for failing to undertake proper due diligence before launch.
- Currently 6th in the League One table, Oxford United faces a home game against Cambridge United tomorrow as they pursue a return to the Championship.
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Oxford United pulls ‘United 93’ range after 9/11 backlash
Oxford apologised and immediately withdrew its Campus Collection after ‘United 93’ drew 9/11 comparisons. Oxford United withdrew its Campus Collection and apologised after the range carried the wording “United 93” on the back, wording widely read as a reference to United Airlines Flight 93, hijacked in the 11 September 2001 attacks. Oxford United takes ‘full […]
English Soccer Team Yanks Jersey From Store Over Accidental 9/11 Reference
The world recently marked the 25th anniversary of 9/11 and remembered the 2,977 victims who lost their lives in the terrorist attacks that unfolded in 2001. That included the passengers on United 93, a flight that was inadvertently referenced on a jersey released by an English soccer team that swiftly apologized after realizing what it […]
EFL club withdraws new clothing collection after missing disturbing 9/11 link
Oxford United have apologised and withdrawn a new clothing collection after garments featuring the words "United 93" were released without the club recognising their association with the September 11 attacks.The League One side intended the design to celebrate its founding in 1893, with the shortened number appearing on the back of items from its Campus Clothing range.However, "United 93" was also the call sign of the passenger aircraft hijacked…
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English soccer club sorry for launching ‘United 93’ clothing range around 9/11 anniversary
OXFORD, England (AP) — English soccer club Oxford United has apologized for releasing U.S.-style apparel with “United 93” on the back around the 25th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, saying the clothing range was launched “without understanding of the historical…
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