New U.S. women's soccer jerseys

[totc]

Check out the number placement on the U.S. jersey.

Kind of reminds me of the old days of the MISL. But I find it interesting that they are trying to figure out a way to get a crest, a uniform sponsor, and a number on the front whilst leaving a large amount of room where a sponsor might go.

Hmmm. Might we see a corporate logo in that space before too long? FIH (the field hockey people) has allowed corporate sponsorship of national teams for years -- Telstra for Australia, and VISA for Argentina, for example.

Some national soccer teams already have large sponsors: Eircom for Ireland, Mercedes Benz for Germany, Antartica for Brazil, Philips for the United States. But the logos only appear on the practice jerseys or on the ad boards surrounding the pitch.

[gordie_delini]

actually, the eircom sponsorship does appear on ireland's game jerseys. so far they are the only soccer national team to do so. international rugby, however, does use sponsors on game jerseys. o2 for england, the famous grouse for scotland, quantas for australia, jaguar for italy, etc. kinda interesting how that happened for rugby, but has yet to catch on in soccer.

[Gothamite]

Here's a better look at it:

The training kits do have a sponsor on them (they have for years):

[MJWalker45]

The reason fro the number so high is that immediately underneath that number is all mesh. Numbers would tend to fall apart quicker if applied to that type of mesh. Unless of course it was stiched on.

[Bouj]

I think FIFA strictly forbides sponsor logos on game jerseys. There are all sorts of regulations on the size of manufacturer's logos on everything from the shirts to the socks (including NO logos on the compression shorts).

The space is probably due to the mesh.

[totc]

I think FIFA strictly forbides sponsor logos on game jerseys.

Right, but FIH (the field hockey people) and IIHF (ice hockey) allow lots of logos. Except the Olympics, natch.

[Gothamite]

The reason fro the number so high is that immediately underneath that number is all mesh. Numbers would tend to fall apart quicker if applied to that type of mesh. Unless of course it was stiched on.

You're right, of course. I didn't realize that underneath that seam was mesh. But it makes perfect sense.

[MJWalker45]

I wanted to get that uniform for our women's squad, but it's way too expensive. And the mesh would make putting a sponsor logo difficult to do.

[Your Name Here]

I guess that the IRB allows sponsor logos on NT uniforms, but not during the World Cup. I'm betting that the IAFF does the same. If I recall correctly, the Ireland shirts from Japan/Korea did not have the Eirecom logo.

[DomainMaster]

actually, the eircom sponsorship does appear on ireland's game jerseys. so far they are the only soccer national team to do so. international rugby, however, does use sponsors on game jerseys. o2 for england, the famous grouse for scotland, quantas for australia, jaguar for italy, etc. kinda interesting how that happened for rugby, but has yet to catch on in soccer.

Yeah, you almost always see Eircom (and before that, "Opel") on the Irish replica jerseys but I don't think they've ever worn a sponsor in competition. I could be wrong but I try to follow them a bit and have never seen them on the field.

[DomainMaster]

Wait a sec - I do remember photos from years ago that had the Opel on their jerseys in a friendly against ManU (a testimonial I believe)

[Puckguy14]

In a friendly they probably could. Also, I thought Mia retired to be with NOMAH! all the time?

[Gothamite]

She did. But she's still a big star, and she still sells shirts.

[jr79]

You can't buy an Ireland replica kit without Eircom on it afaik, but FIFA strictly forbids sponsors on team kits in official matches. Got to keep the "football family" of big dollar sponsors happy with exclusive signage etc...

[totc]

UPDATE:

The new uniform is on the field. Different and very futuristic number font, but it is indeed off to the side of the jersey rather than being in the center. The number is also larger than I expected.

[Gothamite]

Pics?

Which one - US WNT, or Ireland?