NEW USMNT KITS & CREST

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Sigh... So it looks like that monstrosity on the jersey is also going to be the official fed crest?

/Also, I'm not saying that I'm going to be rummaging through SoccerHouse's dumpster to find that sign, but I'm also not saying I'm not.

 

I will too. I'll never understand why people who claim they want USSF to establish "tradition" want to change things that look "dated."

You don't get to "traditional" if you don't wait through dated!

 

The jerseys are branded with buzzwords like revolutionary and disruptive, but truthfully represent a step backwards in our growing American soccer culture. They also cost way too much money.

Why would Jurgen refuse them? They're a perfect match.

 

Rumblings on the internet has it that Jurgen has had some say in what he wants our NT to wear...

 

It would seem typical of the US to come up with the ugliest jersey's and than win a huge competition in them.

So I say, bring on the ugly!

 

They are practically throwbacks to 1996 MLS

 

If its good for Mexico its good for the US seems to be his thinking.

 

I would disagree with that. Some designs try to catch on with the latest trend and become dated. Some will always be in style. Same argument can explain why a leisure suit looks terrible now but a traditional suit will always work. The 1950 and centennial crests will always be classic, but the flying ball with italic "US," 3D stars, and inverted stripes and star field is showing its age.

 

Eh, US Soccer came out of the dark ages in the 1990s. A 90s crest fit our history well. It's one of the reasons I'm fond of it.

 

I get that sentiment. I'm definitely fond of it, as well. Lots of good memories with that crest. I just think it's time to update with the times and go a little more classic. This new crest does that. It's a sort of fauxback crest.

 

I'm in the minority I guess but I like the crest.

 

At least they don't say "Bimbo" in front.

 

You gotta listen to the Extra Time Radio interview with the guy who develops all the MLS gear. All of it.

Seattle has a blue jersey this year, because Adidas sent a team up to Seattle for a few days to you know, really dig in and get a feel for the place. You know, "What makes this place tick?" Anyway, they said there was water, like, everywhere.

Now, some of you might have gathered that by the name Sounders. (And realized that's why their primary colors used to be water colors, not rave green.) Or some of you, if you worked at Adidas HQ in very nearby Portland, might have already known that Seattle had this big body of water right there. Or you could have looked at a map. Or googled "Seattle." But then you'd be designing a revered icon, a precious cultural artifact, on a surmisal I guess. And denying some 40 something frat boys a boondoggle.

 

If I saw this pic out of context I'd guess that was our Olympic cycling team jersey.

 

I am a cyclist. I have a draw full of lycra. I would never put that on and go for a ride.

Ironically, that was the critique of Belgium's manager for their alternate jersey.

Adidas inspiré par le cyclisme pour le maillot de foot de Belgique ? via @Footy_Headlines #LaBDS pic.twitter.com/m64x1nBS1F

— La Brigade Du Style (@LA_BDS) October 13, 2015

 

You don't know how funny it is to have an image of Teddy Roosevelt dressed up like Lance Armstrong in my mind.

 

Looks fine when you are on the bike. Take one step away from the bike and you look like a dork.



When he was NYC Police Commissioner, he started the first Police on Bikes program.

 

What is it with the USMNT and any selection process?

 

This is one of the most iconic logos in American sports. If you look at it for more than a minute, you realize how truly stupid it is. It's corny and weird, but it's also amazing and classic. Celtics fans don't mind when you change the colors a bit, or use some secondary branding, but their identity is set. Yes, our crest is a little corny looking. But it's not significantly worse than Cote d'Ivoire's or Switzerland's or Japan's or England's, on a purely design level.

On the flip side, "modernizing" sports logos often results in going from this beauty:



to this mediocre nonsense:



Same thing went for the Pistons and 76ers.

I wouldn't say that I'm a fundamentalist about this--I wouldn't have a problem if they used the centennial crest, or if the new crest had some compelling connections to ussf's history...but it kind of looks like the logo they'd put on some kind of robot olympics movie. It has no connection to our soccer traditions or history, and just looks...generic. And I feel like we'll be in this exact position 10 years from now, talking about how dated and weird the crest looks.

 

I like that the new crest has moved away from a cartoonish image and has switched to something more simple.

I find beauty in simplicity.

 

Yeah I'm ok with the crest. Still like the 1950 WC crest the best:



The jersey is ugly though.

 

I had a shirt just like this in 1973.

 

Someone better tell Barcelona that we are borrowing their warm up shirts.

 

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