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Real Madrid pulls Christian cross crest in the Middle East after entering Abu Dhabi partnership

on Nov 27, 2014 | 0 comments

By John McCarthy

Spanish football team Real Madrid has removed the Christian Cross from its crest on products shipping to the Middle East in order to avoid alienating Muslim fans of the club.

The crest, which has featured a cross atop a crown since it was designed in 1931, will see its religious iconography removed for the Middle East audience. The logo change was issued to appease the National Bank of Abu Dhabi which signed a lucrative three-year sponsorship deal with the club in September

On the agreement, Real Madrid president, Florentino Pérez, said: “We want to continue being the world’s best come. For this Read full story ›

Source: The Drum