Adidas In 'Epic' Colombia Spelling Mistake

Social media users took to Twitter to mock the spelling of the South American country’s name as "Columbia".

Users posted images apparently taken from sports store promotional material in recent days.

The marketing images, made for the Copa America tournament by the German company, feature stars such as Real Madrid's James Rodriguez.

One Twitter user wrote: "Seriously, @adidasfootball – IT'S COLOMBIA, not Columbia! Colossal mistake for such a brand. Unacceptable"

Another said: "Someone please tell @Adidas that they misspelled Colombia in their entire campaign… #ItsColombiaNotColumbia."

The blunder was also described on Twitter as an "epic mistake".

A spokeswoman for Adidas said: "We value our partnership with the Colombian Football Federation and apologise for our mistake. We removed these graphics and are quickly installing new versions."

She said the mistake only happened in the US.

Colombia's football team appears to have taken the controversy in its stride. Colombia beat Paraguay 2-1 on Tuesday night to progress to the Copa America quarter finals.

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Shield Star Jailed For 40 Years For Murder

Michael Jace, who admitting shooting April Jace in 2014 and was convicted of her second-degree murder in May, was sentenced in a Los Angeles court after her family members read out an emotional victim-impact statement.

The 53-year-old, who is best known for playing a policeman in the series, apologised to his wife's family and said there was no justification for his actions. 

April Jace was shot once in the back and twice in the legs by her husband whose lawyer sought a lesser charge of involuntary manslaughter arguing his client acted in the heat of passion.

Prosecutors had cited testimony from the couple's 10-year-old son, who told jurors he heard his father say: "If you like running, then run to heaven," before firing a second gunshot.

Outside of his TV career, Jace had small roles in films such as Planet of the Apes, Boogie Nights and Forrest Gump.

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Ant And Dec Make 'Mams' Proud With OBEs

After being included on the Queen's Birthday Honours list, alongside veteran singer Rod Stewart and British astronaut Tim Peake, the pair said: "We are just two ordinary lads from the west end of Newcastle.

"We hope us receiving this honour can inspire young people to chase their dreams and believe that anything is possible.

"This will definitely be the proudest our mams have ever been."

Mr Peake was the first person to be given an honour while not even on the planet.

He was aboard the International Space Station (ISS) when he received the call informing him of his recommendation for Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George.

Sending a message from the ISS, he said: "All of the training and preparation couldn't prepare me for looking down on our Earth from orbit.

"I am only one privileged person in a complex team of technicians, scientists, engineers, educators, trainers and flight directors, all working in pursuit of one of the greatest scientific and technical challenges of our time - exploring our Solar system for the benefit of people on Earth.

"This award is for them."

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