A shirt from clothing chain Topman has upset some who say it references the Hillsborough tragedy.

The shirt is red - Liverpool FC's colour - and has the word Karma down one sleeve.

There is a large 96 on the back with a rose and words: What goes around comes back around.

The design seems to be a reference to a Bob Marley song remixed in 1996 but Liverpool fans were not impressed.

Ninety-six people died at Hillsborough in 1989, when Liverpool fans were crushed at the start of an FA Cup semi-final match.


Many on Twitter were furious.

The red 96 shirt is tone deaf to a horrible injustice. Surely anybody with a brain should have caught the design before it was approved. — Tony Cowin (@TonyCowin) March 15, 2018

Tony Cowin wrote that the shirt was "tone deaf to a horrible injustice", adding: "Surely anybody with a brain should have caught the design before it was approved."

Can’t believe they’ve done that. They are saying it’s a Bob Marley reference (despite it being red, looking like a football shirt and having a floral/memorial effect).

Nothing good gonna come out of this for Topman — David Coe (@davidcoe76) March 15, 2018

David Coe added: "They are saying it's a Bob Marley reference (despite it being red, looking like a football shirt and having a floral/memorial effect).

"Nothing good gonna come out of this for Topman."

@Topman - 96 died. They’re not a commodity to be sold on the back of a T-shirt. — TapeSlide (@TapeSlide) March 15, 2018

A Twitter user calling himself TapeSlide said: "96 died - they're not a commodity to be sold on the back of a t-shirt."

Some, however, said those upset were making a fuss over nothing.

@Investor_Luke tweeted: "It's about the Bob Marley song, What goes around comes back around, which was released in 1996..."

A Topman spokesperson said: "Topman apologises unreservedly for any offence caused by this t-shirt.

"The design was inspired by a Bob Marley track with the number referring to the year of re-release. The garment has been removed from sale online and in stores."