Comments on: 2008 MLS Jerseys Unveiled: The Verdict

By: 2009 MLS Jerseys

2009 MLS Jerseys — Sat, 28 Feb 2009 09:35:57 +0000

It is that time of year again now, the jerseys for the 2009 Season are available to see too, I myself love the new Seattle Sounders Jersey.

By: annakat

annakat — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 16:54:04 +0000

Kansas City Wizards have the best looking suit. Now that is just an opinion, and I think the worst looking suit is FC Dallas. I’m not into strips across the chest.

By: David Maxwell

David Maxwell — Sun, 01 Jun 2008 20:28:28 +0000

Hey Julie,
We know now, VW…
DM

By: Julie

Julie — Sat, 08 Mar 2008 02:14:18 +0000

Rob,
Did you not see that I said I WANT MLS TO DO WELL!!!??? Yeah, I may be ffrom England but I am an American citizen, it took me a bleeding seven years to get the papers to show. Like it or not Rob in the US you are going to hear foreign tongues every where you go. I go and see MLS, the point I was trying to make was improve the image,
I know Americans don’t want to be dictated by Europeans, it is the same with the Japanese and baseball, I get it. If I did sound harsh I am sorry. I am a really big Red Bulls fan. Believe it or not than a Leeds fan. I just bought my 20 game pack for East Rutherford, New Jersey. I can’t wait, I go to all the CONCACAF I can afford with out getting in trouble at work. What I was trying to say, is that a more standard look and feel to MLS, I know it is new, as David stated what ever it takes to do well, the problem is with a message board you can’t really get the gist or tone of what I was trying to say. If I could I would take you all (EXCEPT BOB) to the pub for a few pints and we could talk kits and what ever till the cows came home…maybe I just didn’t make it clear…BTW do you blokes have any idea who the DC United sponsor is going to be?

By: Andrew

Andrew — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 20:17:40 +0000

Chris, totally agree with you on DC’s kits. They’re established enough that they don’t have to go nuts with busy unis. I think Adidas producing all the kits is kind of a double-edged sword. Sure, you probably get a fancy showcase on the adidas website. But then all the kits have the tendency to look the same.

By: Rob C

Rob C — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 20:14:30 +0000

The thing that truly bothered me about Julie’s original post was that she was disrespectful of the quality of the league and tried to tie that in to a discussion about kits, logos, crests and jersey sponsorship. The two are unrelated and the jabs at the quality of the league were a low-blow, in my opinion.

Firstly, MLS has made a concerted effort to try and get its game and image more in line with soccer in the rest of the world, particularly leaning towards the European way of doing things. This covers everything from the creation of a League Anthem (which is actually quite good) to giving teams the freedom to sell the front of their shirts to sponsors, if they choose to do so.

However, all of this is unrelated to the quality of play on the pitch, which has DRASTICALLY improved over the past 4 or 5 years – there are plenty of YouTube videos to support this claim. It just pains me, as a passionate American fan of the league with a personally vested interest in the success of the sport, to hear people of Foreign descent tongue-lash MLS when they have a completely different frame of reference for football. A frame of reference shaped by being raised in a place where football is far and away the number 1 sport with hundreds of years of history to back that up.

Julie, you must realize that the league is less than 13 years old. It is not a world-class product and no one ever argues that it is. But those who call it a “pub league” or a “Mickey Mouse League” are just plain ignorant. MLS is improving at a pretty decent rate, considering the tight financial restrictions it operates under. If you don’t enjoy you, you needn’t watch it…but please don’t bash it. Thank you.

By: Chris B

Chris B — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 20:05:08 +0000

DC United’s uniforms have always been black with white/red trim. In the league’s early years they set the standard while other teams were stuck with trendy designs meant to look hip and edgy.

Not many soccer teams around the world have a tradition of a primarily black color scheme since referees used to wear black uniforms.

They have always been made by Adidas–prior to this year the jerseys always had the three Adidas stripes across the chest with the badge on top, and this was a big part of the team’s identity. Until recent years, MLS jersey sponsors had patches on the back of the jerseys under the numbers. Now that MLS teams are moving to put sponsors on the front of the shirts, the Adidas stripes had to be removed and the badge moved up to make room for a sponsor who is yet to be identified.

By the way, the team plays plays in Washington, “DC”, which the capital of the “United” States. Calling the team “DC United” is locally fitting while also paying homage to other “FC/AC” and “United” teams in the world.

By: Andrew

Andrew — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 19:46:33 +0000

Julie, On Kansas City, the name comes from Kansas’ association with The WIzard of Oz. A stretch I know. I do agree with you in the sense that maybe some of the nikcnames feel more like “marketing” more than tradition. But changing the names isn’t going to help people recognise the teams any better.

By: David Maxwell

David Maxwell — Tue, 04 Mar 2008 00:54:25 +0000

Don’t get me wrong guys, I am a MLS fan first. My very first MLS match was the Metro Stars, I didn’t see one for a few years after, the second was DC United at RFK against New England.
I love MLS, I also just want to see it do well, what ever it takes. If it means putting MLS on Micky D’s bags so be it.
Julie, I don’t think Doel was bashing you, again like us “footballers” state we love the sport, Doel is impassioned about his beliefs in MLS.
The only jerk I think was Bob, he just called people out and offered nothing in return, at least Doel has his reasons.
Like the kit or not, I sometimes don’t care who is playing in what league, I just want to watch soccer!

By: Doel

Doel — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 23:50:53 +0000

Apoloiges for my previous post. It pisses me off that MLS does not get any respect. People talk about the kits, about attendance, about the names, the lack of pro/relegation, the salary cap and the playoff format as reasons why the MLS is a “mickey mouse league”. I am tired of the “MLS should try to be like EPL/Serie A” comments. All that stuff is insignificant. It is our league for better or fo worse. I rather go to an MLS game than waking up a 6:00 AM to watch a game of a team thousands of miles away that I have no connection with. Also NE is called the revolution because it is in NE just like the Patriots. LA Galaxy beacuse it is in LA where the stars live. You say the Real Salt Lake is a good team name, in my opion that is the weakest name in the whole league. Anyway carry on….