A third-tier Croatian club have ruffled the feathers of Premier League side Brighton and Hove Albion due to having a VERY similar looking crest. NK Jadran Galeb compete in Croatia and adopted a familiar look for the club’s logo.
The story gets funnier. Allegedly a member of the Croatian club visited the Brighton offices in England and informed them of the similarity between the clubs. The person in question then metaphorically swung for the fences and asked if Brighton would donate to NK Jadran Galeb in the form of equipment.
The plan didn’t pan out as instead Brighton were displeased and are now demanding that the Croatian club change their crest.
Brighton crest Croatia controversy
Brighton have sent a letter demanding Croatian lower league club NK Jadran Galeb change their crest.
Brighton were alerted after a member of the Croatian club went to their offices, told them about the similarity between the two clubs, and asked for ‘some kind of symbolic… pic.twitter.com/ZiCiB6pm4g— Footy Accumulators (@FootyAccums) December 13, 2024
NK Jadran Galeb reluctantly plan to change their badge in response to Brighton’s request. The Croatian club was formed in 2001 and had gotten away with using Brighton’s logo for some time before it was noticed.
Brighton adopted the current look of the crest in 2011. It’s unclear when NK Jadran Galeb began using the crest too.
Fans online had a good laugh about the incident pretending that the logos were entirely different.
They’re completely different
— Specsavers (@Specsavers) December 13, 2024
I don’t see any similarities
— Hammerz Reels (@ReelHammerz) December 13, 2024
Don't see any similarities tbf
— German Gills ⚪️⚫️ (@Deutsch_Gills) December 13, 2024
they look nothing alike
— ً (@elsdawg) December 13, 2024
