English soccer club sorry for launching ‘United 93’ clothing collection around 9/11 anniversary英国足球俱乐部就911事件前后推出“United 93”服装系列一事致歉
English soccer club Oxford United has apologized for releasing US-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 context and associations.”
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English soccer club Oxford United has apologized for releasing US-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 context and associations.”
The team, which plays in England’s third tier, said Friday it has removed the collection with immediate effect and was reviewing its approval processes.
Oxford United was founded in 1893, initially as Headington FC before a name change in 1960.
United Airlines Flight 93 was one of the four planes hijacked on September 11, 2001, during the attacks that brought down the World Trade Center’s twin towers and blew a hole in the Pentagon. The plane was headed for Washington, officials have concluded, but the aircraft went down in Pennsylvania after passengers and crew members stormed the cockpit and fought the hijackers.
In a club statement, Oxford United said it wanted to “sincerely apologize” for the launch of its Campus Collection, which, according to local media, featured an American football jersey and a baseball jersey.
“The range was released without understanding of the historical context and associations,” the statement read. “It should not have reached the point of sale and we take full responsibility for not undertaking proper due diligence.
“We have removed the collection with immediate effect and are reviewing our approval processes to ensure nothing like this happens again.”
The page announcing the launch of the Campus Collection has been deleted.
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英格兰足球俱乐部牛津联队就其在 9/11 袭击事件 25 周年之际推出背面印有“United 93”字样的美式服装一事道歉，称该服装系列的推出“并未了解其历史背景和关联”。
该队在英格兰第三级别联赛中比赛，周五表示已立即停止收集相关物品，并正在审查其审批流程。
牛津联队成立于 1893 年，最初名为 Headington FC，后于 1960 年更名。
2001年9月11日，美联航93号航班是四架被劫持的飞机之一。在导致世界贸易中心双子塔倒塌和五角大楼被炸毁的恐怖袭击中，美联航93号航班被劫持。官方认定，这架飞机原定飞往华盛顿，但在宾夕法尼亚州坠毁，此前乘客和机组人员冲进驾驶舱与劫机者搏斗。
牛津联队在一份俱乐部声明中表示，对于其校园系列的推出，他们“真诚地道歉”。据当地媒体报道，该系列包括一件美式橄榄球球衣和一件棒球球衣。
声明中写道：“该系列产品在发布时并未充分了解其历史背景和关联性。它本不应该上市销售，我们对未能进行适当的尽职调查负全部责任。”
“我们已立即下架该系列产品，并正在审查我们的审批流程，以确保此类事件不再发生。”
宣布校园系列上线的页面已被删除。