Avenger Posted April 23, 2015 Share Posted April 23, 2015 Nike's club kits are still good. I'd take them over Adidas any day.I still place the blame squarely on US Soccer. They're the ones who are supposed to safeguard their visual legacy.I'm sure Nike bullied them into a corner on this. Either that, or it made them an offer they couldn't refuse. I can't imagine that the powers at be in US Soccer were just like, "White, black, and volt? Sounds good to us," without some sort of persuasion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gothamite Posted April 23, 2015 Share Posted April 23, 2015 I am quite possibly one of the biggest soccer jersey whores on the planet, but even I can't justify buying this. I have to vote with my wallet.I hope this is confined to the women's team, so I can at least keep my USMNT collecting streak alive.Rest assured, the men will not be wearing this kit. Nike confirmed as much in a USA Today interview.Oh, yeah? They're already for sale:http://u90soccer.com/nike-usa-short-sleeve-home-stadium-jersey-38523.html The Green Bay Packers Uniform Database! Now in a handy blog. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aawagner011 Posted April 23, 2015 Share Posted April 23, 2015 I am quite possibly one of the biggest soccer jersey whores on the planet, but even I can't justify buying this. I have to vote with my wallet.I hope this is confined to the women's team, so I can at least keep my USMNT collecting streak alive.Rest assured, the men will not be wearing this kit. Nike confirmed as much in a USA Today interview.Oh, yeah? They're already for sale:http://u90soccer.com/nike-usa-short-sleeve-home-stadium-jersey-38523.htmlIt has been noted that for the first time, Nike is offering a men's cut of the women's kit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gothamite Posted April 23, 2015 Share Posted April 23, 2015 Ah, thanks. I hadn't heard that. This was the email I got promoting that shirt:US Soccer has a new look!The 2015 USA Home & Away kits are available now at Upper 90! Own the gear that both the Men's and Women's national teams will be wearing this summer in their pursuit of history. The Green Bay Packers Uniform Database! Now in a handy blog. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJWalker45 Posted April 23, 2015 Share Posted April 23, 2015 They've done that for the women's league shirts too. Â Â Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crabcake Posted April 23, 2015 Share Posted April 23, 2015 I don't know what's worse, the fact that they confined these kits to the women but not to the men, almost making it seem like they don't care about the women, or if they would've suited up the men in it too.It wasn't that hard, Nike. Yes, it's still plain, but at least it looks American.Would've been a thousand times better. My respect level for Nike has now gone down about -1,000 points. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patsox Posted April 23, 2015 Share Posted April 23, 2015 It wasn't that hard, Nike. Yes, it's still plain, but at least it looks American.Not only is that much better, I actually think it's really great. I would've been estatic if they released these for both the men and the women. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CreamSoda Posted April 23, 2015 Share Posted April 23, 2015 These look like the golf shirts Nike is having Rory McIlroy wear...Too much damn volt. It's not a good look. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marble21 Posted April 23, 2015 Share Posted April 23, 2015 Would've been a thousand times better. My respect level for Nike has now gone down about -1,000 points.Down -1,000 points...So up +1000 points? UBI FIDES IBI LUX ET ROBUR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlyingLamprey Posted April 24, 2015 Share Posted April 24, 2015 I know everyone is absolutely fixated on the US-Nike debacle, but I stumbled across something that's worth mentioning. While I was browsing the new MLS online store, an ad popped up advertising Friday's Chicago-NYCFC match. What's interesting here is that instead of being listed as "Chicago Fire", MLS listed them as "Chicago Fire SC".I thought that was weird and just an error on the part of MLS, but on the website all things that would be listed as "Chicago Fire" are instead listed as "Chicago Fire SC", as you can tell in the bottom left corner. Curious, I looked deeper and went to the store's page for Chicago.Again, SC is added to basically everything here and it took me by surprise. I don't recall anyone mentioning it here either, so did the team add the "SC" right under our noses? To make sure it wasn't just the store being weird, I went to the team's official page.This one was different, as while they didn't use the SC on most things, they do have the main banner that reads "Chicago Fire Soccer Club". I checked all other team websites, and I couldn't find anyone that did anything similar (save for Columbus which uses SC in their title). It's also worth nothing that the site's URL and the team's Facebook and Twitter accounts still use the Chicago Fire name.Long story short - are the Chicago Fire officially Chicago Fire SC, or is MLS doing weird marketing things? As an addendum, could this also mean a rebrand for the Fire is in store? Of course, it's very possible that this all is just a manner of MLS being weird, as I doubt that the team would add SC without an announcement or some mention,but who knows. Drink water and try to have fun! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gothamite Posted April 24, 2015 Share Posted April 24, 2015 Adding "SC" would be an improvement. But I really hope they don't change the logo. The Green Bay Packers Uniform Database! Now in a handy blog. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlyingLamprey Posted April 24, 2015 Share Posted April 24, 2015 Were they to add the SC, I'd imagine they'd change their logo to reflect that, or at least tweak it a bit. If they cleaned up the logo a bit and included SC in some way but still kept the main ideas intact, I'd be okay with that. I'm fine with their current logo, but seeing it get modernized properly would be nice. Drink water and try to have fun! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nas1787 Posted April 24, 2015 Share Posted April 24, 2015 My understanding was that Chicago Fire SC has always officially been their full name, but the SC is often dropped. I know I've seen SC used in years' past. Can't find much evidence, except the Wikipedia pageEdit: Did some searching on the Wayback Machine and found this as the header on the Fire site from July 2011. Couldn't find anything earlier than that though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billy B Posted April 24, 2015 Share Posted April 24, 2015 My understanding was that Chicago Fire SC has always officially been their full name, but the SC is often dropped. I know I've seen SC used in years' past. Can't find much evidence, except the Wikipedia pageEdit: Did some searching on the Wayback Machine and found this as the header on the Fire site from July 2011. Couldn't find anything earlier than that though.That's what I've always thought. It's always been Chicago Fire SC, but they leave off the SC part so much that it looks weird when it's actually there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popmart Posted April 24, 2015 Share Posted April 24, 2015 That's what I've always thought. It's always been Chicago Fire SC, but they leave off the SC part so much that it looks weird when it's actually there.Yeah, they've always called themselves "Soccer Club" and the banner at Toyota Park has always said as much. The changes on the website are just marketing tactics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
labc93 Posted April 25, 2015 Share Posted April 25, 2015 Chile will be changing from Puma to Nike starting August 1 after the Copa America 2015 is over. This would make Chile the third country from the Americas donning Nike behind Brazil and USA. http://www.latercera.com/noticia/deportes/2015/04/656-626946-9-nike-vestira-a-la-roja-por-los-proximos-ocho-anos.shtml Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Berlin Wall Posted April 26, 2015 Share Posted April 26, 2015 Fluminense Third: I'm a simple person, I have a pixelated David Beckham as profile photo since 2010. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ablecain Posted April 26, 2015 Share Posted April 26, 2015 Nike are such a joke in my eyes. Some of the :censored: they've put out for soccer clubs lately is just godawful. So many of their designs look like last-minute ideas thrown together and sent to the assembly line, and they consistently make the US National teams look dull and/or cartoony. Thank God United is switching to Adidas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Berlin Wall Posted April 26, 2015 Share Posted April 26, 2015 Besiktas Home: I'm a simple person, I have a pixelated David Beckham as profile photo since 2010. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedSox44 Posted April 26, 2015 Share Posted April 26, 2015 Nike are such a joke in my eyes. Some of the they've put out for soccer clubs lately is just godawful. So many of their designs look like last-minute ideas thrown together and sent to the assembly line, and they consistently make the US National teams look dull and/or cartoony. Thank God United is switching to Adidas.When United announced that they were going with Adidas I was ecstatic. Some of Bayern's, Real's and Chelsea's looks these past couple years have been phenomenal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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