Photo of 1990 USA World Cup team

Have you checked mulletsgalore.com ?

 

We had this picture on our site when we were selling the merch in the pic.

The picture of the team is from the 89 Qualie vs T&T though....

 

I have a poster of that team in front of the Colosseum...the mullet quotient is off the charts.

 

Perhaps to counter-balance the crew-cut unis?

 

Notice in that poster how the U.S. team was only allowed to wear a minimum amount of red in those days. It's as though Werner Fricker's favorite song was "Hooray for the <silence>, white, and blue!".

Supposedly, his hatred of communism was the reason why the nats wore minimal red while he was USSF President. I'm surprised that he didn't tint the American flags that flew at the stadiums so that the red stripes wouldn't show!

 

I went down to T&T in 96 for a WCQ, and heard all these stories about the "sea of red" from the 89 game. That picture proves it. kinda funny how i remember that stadium mostly empty when i was in it, and to see it in that pic, the exact opposite.

OK i'm done with my random remark.

 

Unless you experienced Soviet occupation first hand, I suggest you read John Michner's classic, Bridge Over Andau and then reflect before making further comments.

 

I did not experience Soviet occupation and believe me when I say I am NOT making light of it. I know full well what repressive Communist regimes have done to people over the years. But don't you think our government would have changed the flag's colors long ago if they felt that they were making a pro-Communist statement by having red in the flag?! The red in the American flag stands for courage that has kept us a free, non-totalitarian state. Our red does NOT stand for totalitarianism or socialism/communism. I also have known people from the former Soviet Union that have made America their home. I have yet to hear one of them complain about the red in our flag (remember, we had red in our flag before the USSR ever existed and before there ever was such a thing as communism). The Soviets and mainland Chinese never took red out of their flag because it stood for capitalism or freedom, did they?! Mr. Fricker is no longer with us. But if he himself or anyone else chose/chooses not to wear red because of this, that is THEIR right. But to impose his own personal and political philosophy, no matter what it may be, on the soccer uniforms of a country that has treasured the red, white, and blue was SILLY. Our colors do include red; a red that NEVER stood for communism or its oppresiveness. This is who we are and we should not apologize for that. Our soccer uniforms should reflect this (and thanks to Fricker being ousted in 1990 by one Alan Rothenburg, they do). At the same time, we should guard against fascism. But that is a story for another day. Lastly, I don't need to read any book. The red in our flag not only stands for courage, but in my mind it represents the blood shed by many American soldiers over our nearly 227 years of existence fighting against many forms of oppression - one of which was Communism. That tells me all I need to know.