Maybe the Cleveland fans who burned LeBron James jerseys served as inspiration for the latest sports-apparel protest. In Malaysia, an Islamic cleric has ordered Muslims not to wear shirts of the Manchester United soccer team.
Nooh Gadot of the southern Johor state told the AFP that wearing the jerseys "is very dangerous," and, "As a Muslim, we should not worship the symbols of other religions or the devils."
The team emblem does include a devil, with a pitchfork.
"Even if it is a gift, we should decline it," Gadot said.
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