Not everyone is a fan of the pink influx into sports this month. Some have more passionate ways of showing it. Apparently, fans of Venezuelan Primera Division side Deportivo Tachira were expecting their team to be wearing their traditional black and yellow kits and were taken by surprise when the
Category: Soccer
Is this the New Toronto FC Logo for 2013?
Major League Soccer team Toronto FC has registered a new logo with the Canadian Intellectual Property Office. The new logo was registered on June 20, 2012 by MLS Canada LP, which is the same group to have registered trademarks for Toronto FC in the past as well as for other
Columbus Crew Add Patch to Honour Fallen Teammate
The Columbus Crew will be sporting a memorial patch on both their primary and secondary jerseys for the remainder of the season to honour the memory of Kirk Urso, the 22-year-old Columbus midfielder who died suddenly earlier this week. There will be two versions of the patch, one in black
Red Bulls to Bring “12th Man” onto the Pitch for Tonights Game
The New York Red Bulls will involve their fans in the game in a way no team has ever done before. For tonight’s Barclays New York Cup against Tottenham Hotspur, the Red Bulls players will be wearing jerseys featuring the names of 600 full-season ticket holders. The names will appear
July Big Month for Nike Soccer Kits, Several Announced
Everton, Inter Milan, Atletico Madrid, and Zenit all showed new home and away kits, Arsenal released their new Aways, Juventus new Homes. All have similar “Nike-ification” items, such as team sayings inside the neck, team names on back collar, along with the assortment of “lighter, faster cooler” type technology improvements.
New Nike match ball for Premier League
Nike has unveiled their new match football/soccer ball design for the Barclays Premier League 2012/2013 season. The new ball claims to have a 360-degree “sweet spot” amongst other revolutionary new technology. The Daily Mail has an amazing run down of the new ball as well as a in-depth history of
Canada Soccer Celebrates 100 Years with Blue Unis
The Canadian Soccer Association celebrated it’s 100th anniversary this past weekend by wearing special throwback uniforms in their game against the United States. Soccer has been played in Canada since the 1870s but it wasn’t until May of 1912 that the Canadian Soccer Association was created; Canada became a member
US Soccer Team Updates Numbers, Before and After Pics
The United States National Soccer Team updated the jersey number colour on their new striped kits for their game Wednesday night against Brazil. While the new uniforms have taken a lot of flack (I personally love the new look – except for the fact it only has 12 stripes rather
Cross-Promotion: The Newest Niche
Ask any advertising or promotional guru, and they’ll tell you that it’s pretty hard to find new ways to capture your attention. (…this power play brought to you by Ambulance Chasers Incorporated…) Everyone’s done everything. From bobbleheads to bang sticks, from beer and baseball to hot girls & hockey (well,
Real Madrid Unveils New Home Uniform for 2012-13
Real Madrid and adidas have unveiled their new home kit for the 2012-13 season. The main change in the new look is the change of the three sleeve stripes from the blueish-purple of recent years to a bold black. Some of that random purple piping seen on the previous look
US Soccer Team to Change Number Colour
The controversial new “Where’s Waldo” United States Men’s Soccer Team jerseys will be undergoing a much-needed change before their next match. According to a Tweet from Sports Illustrated’s Grant Wahl, the USMNT will be changing their front jersey number colour from silver to navy blue, likely because the silver numbers
Hong Kong Football unveils new Nike Uniforms
The Hong Kong Football Association has unveiled their new Nike soccer uniforms featuring a new logo and new uniform design. The new logo takes the shield pattern of the original logo but is now coloured half-red and half-white to pay homage to Hong Kong’s “One Country, Two Systems” government. The Chinese