Manchester United have apologised for a swastika-style logo published in their weekly email to fans, alongside the headline "New Order".
The controversial graphic appeared on the 'United Uncovered' email and was immediately met with outrage from fans.
New Order is closely associated with Nazism after Adolf Hitler's call during World War II for a European New Order.
The club's head of media, David Sternberg, apologised on Twitter and said an internal investigation was underway into how the email was cleared for publication.
"The creative is completely inappropriate; we apologise unreservedly and are taking appropriate internal action," he tweeted.
Senior members of the club are understood to have been shocked by the email.
Action has been taken to prevent the email being distributed any further, the club said.
The incident comes three days after Manchester City midfielder Yaya Toure was subjected to monkey noises from a section of the crowd during a match in Russia.
Elsewhere, other players of African descent have had bananas thrown at them from the stands.
Tottenham Hotspur, a club with a large Jewish fanbase, has also moved to stop fans chanting the term "Yid" – a derogatory reference – during games this season.
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