Wasn't sure where to put this so I started a new thread for news about other teams. Columbus Crew get a new shirt sponsor: http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/2012/02/15/crew-partner-barbasol-new-jersey-sponsor It is a five year deal for an unspecified amount of money. At the press conference they said it was their largest sponsorship deal. The previous Glidden deal was reportedly worth about $1 million a year. Barbasol is owned by a Columbus based company, Perio.
The new Chivas USA kit is also supposed to be revealed today. If I get around to it I'll put some of the other new MLS shirts in this thread.
That Portland jersey is niiiiiice! But that Columbus away jersey looks like something out of the toilet
My wife just said the new Columbus away kits look like someone with their pants pulled up to their armpits.
Note to Dynamo FO: look at KC's primary. That is how your 3rd jersey should look. Just swap the blue for orange. I really like NE's primary. WTF are the Crew thinking with that secondary jersey? Good lord. The rest are meh.
Young'uns, no appreciation for tradition or having seen the actual Jersey's that these are modeled after But yes, $175 is a WTF price point....
Back to Transfer Talk Anybody see those signings by Vancouver? If they can offload that Kiwi, get some cheap supplementary draft CM's to back up their Japanese and Robson, They are going to be damn good if they gel pretty fast.
There are several pre-season tournaments going on this year involving MLS teams in addition to the Disney tournament. Desert Diamond Cup Tucson, AZ Feb. 22-March 3 Teams: LA Galaxy, New England Revolution, NY Red Bulls, and Real Salt Lake This tournament is being streamed on MLSsoccer.com Hawaiian Island Invitational Honolulu, HI Feb. 23-25 Teams: Colorado Rapids, Melbourne Heart FC (A-League), Yokohama FC (J. League division 2), and Busan IPark (K-League) Games are on ESPN3.com Carolina Challenge Cup Charleston, SC Feb. 25-March 3 Teams: Charleston Battery (USL Pro), Chicago Fire, Columbus Crew, and DC United Portland Timbers Tournament Portland, OR Feb. 27-March 4 Teams: Portland Timbers, Chivas USA, San Jose Earthquakes, AIK (Sweden)
That's a great idea. Dynamo had $10 tickets for UH students for a few years. Wish they'd done something like that to get more college kids out.