In remarkably Portland style, the Timbers held a jersey announcement party last night in an art gallery/coffee shop where they unveiled the 2013 primary and secondary jerseys. They are the 11th of 12 teams releasing a new look for this year during Jersey Week. The two jerseys have a very
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MLS Reveal Week Day 2: Maple Leaves and Historical Nods. New MLS Logo?
Day two of Jersey Week has come and gone, and we’ve seen a new clash kit from Philadelphia and a new primary in Toronto. Sporting KC delayed their announcement due to a snow storm, and Chivas was announced too late for this story’s press time. There was even rumor of
Nike Unveils Trio of New Soccer Kits, Including Volcanic-Inspired Portugal Away Kit
For storied teams, uniform designers only get to make changes in the small details. But there are other times fans get major color changes and visual overhauls, such as what Nike did by today announcing the new Portugal away kit for 2013. Saying the all-black uniform—from jersey to shorts to
Sporting KC Unveils New Team Jersey with Sponsor
Sporting KC, the reigning Lamar Hunt US Open Cup champions, unveiled their new road jersey at today’s 2013 MLS Superdraft via their official website, debuting their first-ever jersey sponsor in the process. Beginning with the upcoming 2013 MLS Season, the front of all Sporting KC jerseys will bear the logo
Atlanta Silverbacks Reveal Logo Finalists
After openly considering a name change to the Atlanta Chiefs of the original North American Soccer League, the Atlanta Silverbacks instead chose to keep the Silverbacks moniker, in use since 1998, when the team changed from the Atlanta Ruckus. When the team announced the name retention, they did so in
Team Fans Riot Against Pink Jerseys, Cause Game Cancellation
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
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