By Arab News
LONDON: An Iranian TV channel covering the Champions League last-16 game between Manchester United and Paris Saint-Germain on Tuesday was singled out on social media for censoring the badge of the Premier League club.
The state-run channel decided against using the club’s current badge, which has been in use since 1998 and includes a red devil in the middle — a nod to the club’s “Red Devils” nickname.
Instead, they decided to use a version from 1970-1973, which has part of the city of Manchester’s coat of arms.
Because the current United logo features a “mythical creature,” which is against the law in Iran, it had to be changed.
That did not stop eagle-eyed social media users pointing out the choice of logo.
