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St Pauli hit out at their own kit manufacturer after Trump praise

The German club have added to NBA star Stephen Curry's public rebuke of Under Armour's chief executive after he stated his support for the president

German club St Pauli have issued a statement criticising their own kit manufacturer, Under Armour, after the company's chief executive endorsed new US president Donald Trump.

Kevin Plank, the head of the American sportswear giant, told CNBC on Tuesday that it was a "real asset" for his country to have elected "such a pro-business president".

Trump has come under intense scrutiny, however, for his often inflammatory rhetoric while campaigning for the presidency and the executive order he has unsuccessfully attempted to impose putting a hold on immigration from a number of Muslim-majority countries.