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  • Under-nine football (Soccer) team's logo is 'violent and offensive'

    01/28/2003 6:44:33 PM PST · by Dan from Michigan · 10 replies · 175+ views
    ananova ^ | 1-28-03
    Under-nine football team's logo is 'violent and offensive' A children's football team have been ordered to change their logo because their local football association says it's violent and offensive. Sedgley Scorpions' under-nines have a badge saying "Stuffem, tankem, 'ammerem", which is a well-known expression in the West Midlands. The club now faces spending £2,500 to replace all their shirts, pennants and club souvenirs. Mike Pennick, of Birmingham County FA, said: "We considered the badge unsuitable because it can be deemed violent, and offensive." The club says they've used the logo for two seasons without any problems. The ban on the...