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Burton 'sorry' over 'offensive' Rangers T-shirt | Burton 'sorry' over 'offensive' Rangers T-shirt |
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Burton has apologised to Rangers for selling a T-shirt with an altered image of the club's founders and the slogan: "underworld division champions". | |
Fans of the Ibrox club contacted the retailer after images of the T-shirt went viral on social media. | Fans of the Ibrox club contacted the retailer after images of the T-shirt went viral on social media. |
Burton said it wished to "apologise unreservedly for any offence" and said it had removed the item from sale. | Burton said it wished to "apologise unreservedly for any offence" and said it had removed the item from sale. |
The retailer said it was "unaware of any connection to Rangers" and "any reference was purely inadvertent". | The retailer said it was "unaware of any connection to Rangers" and "any reference was purely inadvertent". |
In a statement, Burton said: "We wish to apologise unreservedly for any offence caused by the T-shirt displayed on our website. It has been removed from the site and will not be re-appearing. | In a statement, Burton said: "We wish to apologise unreservedly for any offence caused by the T-shirt displayed on our website. It has been removed from the site and will not be re-appearing. |
"We would like to assure you that we were unaware of any connection to Rangers Football Club and any reference was purely inadvertent. | "We would like to assure you that we were unaware of any connection to Rangers Football Club and any reference was purely inadvertent. |
"Thank you for bringing it to our attention and allowing us to rectify the situation." | "Thank you for bringing it to our attention and allowing us to rectify the situation." |
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