A team of superheroes introduced by the government of Singapore to raise public awareness of coronavirus measures has had to be pulled after offending football supporters.
The characters, dubbed the ‘Virus Vanguard’, were supposed to inform people about the protocols put in place during the Covid-19 pandemic.
They were, however, to spark controversy once it was revealed that one of the heroes, MAWA Man, was powered by a hatred of Liverpool Football Club.
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MAWA stood for ‘Must Always Walk Alone’, a play on the words of the Reds’ famous anthem ‘You’ll Never Walk Alone’.