Steaua Bucharest reveal 'Clip Art' logo after being stripped of their name, colours and emblem
Steaua's new logo
Steaua Bucharest have revealed their new logo just weeks after being stripped of their identity by a Romanian high court.
The Black Sea state's most popular team had their registration cancelled in December after losing the fight over their trademark with the country's defence ministry.
The court verdict had effectively left the most popular and successful club in Romanian football as a team with no name.
"I don't understand why the army wants to destroy the team," UEFA executive committee member Mircea Sandu, who was the Romanian football federation's president from 1990-2014, told local media.
Steaua face a tough challenge as their flamboyant owner Gigi Becali, a former shepherd turned MP, and the club's general manager Mihai Stoica are in prison for abuse of power.
In 1998, nine years after the fall of communism, Steaua were taken over by private investors, who got approval from the defence ministry to use the brand, but the situation changed when Becali took over the club in 2003.
And after being unable to agree with the ministry representatives on a traditiional Steaua logo, Becali has now masterminded a new club crest from behind bars.
The eight-sided star represents a specific energy; earth, water, fire, ether, spirit, intelligence, and ego.