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title: "Schweinsteiger sues Chinese company over Nazi doll lookalike"
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published: "2015-10-22T10:24:51Z"
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# Schweinsteiger sues Chinese company over Nazi doll lookalike

German powerhouse midfielder Bastian Schweinsteiger is suing a Chinese toy manufacturer over one of their products.

DiD Corp of Hong Kong have produced a Nazi doll, which comes complete with a Swastika in full traditional uniform – and named it “Bastian”.

With Schweinsteiger’s first name being a popular one in Germany, he may have let that slide as a pure coincidence – but it doesn’t end there. As well as sharing a name with the World Cup-winning midfielder, the doll actually looks like the Germany captain!

![](https://media.readmanutd.com/readmanutd/2015/10/Nazi-Bastian.png)

The company claim that the resemblance is completely coincidental, according to the [Daily Mail](https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3284326/German-Manchester-United-star-Bastian-Schweinsteiger-takes-legal-action-toymaker-releases-Nazi-soldiers-resembling-named-Bastian.html?ITO=1490&ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490) – but that’s somewhat hard to believe. It can be expected that Schweinsteiger wins the case given the circumstances.

![](https://media.readmanutd.com/readmanutd/2015/10/Nazi-Bastian-2.png)

Patrick Chan, speaking on behalf of the company, said that the toy is modelled on a “typical German” – but it’s almost impossible to argue that the doll looks exactly like Schweinsteiger himself. The doll was to be sold for £65 in Europe but with this case set to go ahead, that is now unlikely.