German captain and Manchester United midfielder Bastian Schweinsteiger is suing a Hong Kong toymaker for creating Nazi soldiers dolls that look like him and are actually called Bastian.Schweinsteiger has previously been the object of anti-Semitic slurs. He was the target of an online hate campaign in 2011 after posing with a Nazi swastika-emblazoned jersey.
In 2012, an Argentine toymaker built a doll of Schweinsteiger with a Hitler moustache.The most recent incidence occurred when a Hong Kong manufacturer developed a series of toy soldiers modelled by Schweinsteiger and dubbed Bastian.Schweinsteiger has criticised the toymaker's behaviour and has threatened to sue.
Schweinsteiger has previously been the object of anti-Semitic slurs. He was the target of an online hate campaign in 2011 after posing with a Nazi swastika-emblazoned jersey.In 2012, an Argentine toymaker built a doll of Schweinsteiger with a Hitler moustache.
The most recent incidence occurred when a Hong Kong manufacturer developed a series of toy soldiers modelled by Schweinsteiger and dubbed Bastian.Schweinsteiger has criticised the toymaker's behaviour and has threatened to sue.