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2 days ago
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British designer accuses Belgian football club Beerschot of plagiarizing shirt design
Belgian football club Beerschot has issued an official statement responding to accusations of plagiarism regarding its new football shirt. London-based Diana al Shammari accused the club of copying the floral pattern. Al Shammari is known on Instagram as 'thefootballgal'. On her account, she embellishes football shirts with embroidery. She has collaborated with the Belgian Red Devils, Bayern Munich, Manchester City and Adidas. Now, a similar type of embroidery has appeared on Beerschot's shirt. Al Shammari believes this constitutes copying. She commented under Beerschot's initial Instagram post unveiling the new shirt. The chief executive officer of Nova, the shirt's production company, then responded, leading to an exchange. The CEO stated that they had contacted the designer for a collaboration but received no reply. The company then proceeded independently. Al Shammari is pushing for a settlement with Beerschot and will take legal action if one is not reached. Beerschot's official statement presents a different perspective. The club states that the design was conceived entirely independently and was not inspired by specific designs from any third party. 'This shirt originated during an internal design meeting. It was inspired by Antwerp, the city's rich fashion history and renowned designers. Floral motifs have been a part of Antwerp fashion for decades. Consider the work of Dries Van Noten and other designers known globally for their floral styles.' The club also notes that the purple violet on the shirt symbolises Beerschot. 'The result is an original design, stemming from various influences and design ideas.' It is currently unclear whether al Shammari will pursue legal action, as she previously hinted, if a settlement is not reached. This article was translated to English using an AI tool. FashionUnited uses AI language tools to speed up translating (news) articles and proofread the translations to improve the end result. This saves our human journalists time they can spend doing research and writing original articles. Articles translated with the help of AI are checked and edited by a human desk editor prior to going online. If you have questions or comments about this process email us at info@
The Herald Scotland
20-05-2025
- Sport
- The Herald Scotland
Rangers midfielder Nico Raskin named in Belgium squad
Raskin has kept his spot in the squad after impressing for his country in his first outings against Ukraine in March. 𝐁𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐢𝐧 𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧. 🔱 — Belgian Red Devils (@BelRedDevils) May 20, 2025 The Rangers midfielder made his debut in a 3-1 loss to Ukraine as he climbed off the bench for the final ten minutes. However, he then made his first start for Belgium in the second leg of the Nations League play-off as he helped his country to a 3-0 win. Now, Raskin is in line to add to his two caps for his country as he features as one of six midfielders in the squad for the upcoming international fixtures. Read more: Rudi Garcia included Raskin alongside Kevin De Bruyne, Jorthy Mokio, Amadou Onana, Youri Tielemans and Hans Vanaken. Belgium first face North Macedonia in World Cup qualifying on June 6 before taking on Wales on June 9 as part of their qualification campaign. The upcoming matches will be Belgium's first fixtures in Group J with all other nations having already played twice. Belgium squad Goalkeepers: Thibaut Courtois, Matz Sels, Senne Lammens, Maarten Vandevoordt. Defenders: Zeno Debast, Maxim De Cuyper, Koni De Winter, Wout Faes, Brandon Mechele, Thomas Meunier, Diego Moreira, Arthur Theate. Midfielders: Kevin De Bruyne, Jorthy Mokio, Amadou Onana, Nicolas Raskin, Youri Tielemans, Hans Vanaken. Forwards: Charles De Ketelaere, Jeremy Doku, Malick Fofana, Romelu Lukaku, Dodi Lukebakio, Lois Openda, Alexis Saelemaekers, Leandro Trossard.
