Adidas is banning the number '44' on German soccer team jerseys over concerns that the design looks like the Nazi SS flag

• The German national soccer team's jersey is stirring controversy over the number "4" on its design.
• People say it looks like a lightning bolt from the SS, a Nazi unit in World War II.
• Adidas said it's blocked fans from making jerseys with the "44," and an alternative design is being developed.

Adidas has removed the option for fans to customize their soccer jerseys with the number "44" amid concerns that a design for the German national team resembles a Nazi symbol.