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Charlotte FC Unveils First Kit; Or Maybe It’s Just An Arsenal Shirt With An Identity Crisis
What would you get if you combined Arsenal and Manchester City? Well, you certainly wouldn’t get the new MLS team in North Carolina in terms of quality on the pitch, but you might get the inaugural Charlotte FC uniform, which was unveiled this week.
Charlotte FC begins play in Major League Soccer in 2022 as the 28th franchise. Do we need a 28th franchise in MLS? Questionable. Does The18 need more soccer jerseys to wear? Always. So without further ado:
These New Kits Either Blew Us Out Of The Water Or Had Us Drowning In Disappointment
New kit season is among us with a bunch of soccer clubs updating and altering their 2021/22 home and away kits. It's one of the most exciting times as fans eagerly wait to see if their club will be dressed to the 9’s or who will be left looking silly on the pitch.
Starting with the best new kits, continuing with the worst, and ending with one's I just couldn't place. Here we take a look through the new home kits that have been recently released.
The USWNT Didn’t Have To Go That Hard On The New Kit Reveal Video, Oh My!
U.S. Soccer released its latest uniform on Wednesday morning that both the women and men’s teams will be wearing for the foreseeable future. The new USWNT kit reveal video is what has stood out the most.
Before getting into the reveal video, here are the new jerseys. Some pun-mastermind is real proud of themselves for the whole “stars in stripes” saying.
The new USMNT and USWNT away jersey has dropped pic.twitter.com/2aKT5vcO8N
Tampa Bay Rowdies Just Dropped The Rowdiest Crest You’ll Ever See
As with many things to come out of Florida, the Tampa Bay Rowdies do things a little differently than the rest of the country. Ahead of the 2021 USL Championship season, the club dropped a new Tampa Bay Rowdies crest that is quintessential Florida, in the best way possible.
The Rowdies, who have been around in some form since 1975, unveiled their rowdiest crest yet, prominently featuring a reimagined Ralph Rowdie, a relic of 1970s sports design and prototypical Florida Man.
Real Madrid Responds To Awful Season With Killer New Kit
Real Madrid had a real stinker of a 2018-19 season. It was the club’s worst in about 20 years, finishing 19 points back of Barcelona in LaLiga and failing to secure a trophy of any kind aside from the Club World Cup in December.
Los Blancos are already look ahead to next season, having secured the services of Eden Hazard following the rehire of Zinedine Zidane earlier this year.
Brazil To Wear White Shirts For First Time Since 1950 — And They’re Dazzling
Brazil is the most successful footballing nation of all time. The Seleção’s canary yellow kits are as iconic as the black-and-white truncated icosahedron soccer ball. But for the first time in 69 years, the Brazil jersey won’t be yellow or blue this summer.
To celebrate the 100th anniversary of its first Copa America championship, Nike and Brazil are teaming up to create a unique look for the 2019 Brazil jersey, something no one has seen since 1950: a white shirt.
Seattle Sounders Announce Zulily As New Kit Sponsor; Fans React
Something happens — the internet reacts. This is the way of the world. It's predictable. On Thursday the Seattle Sounders revealed that Zulily, an online retailer, would be their new primary kit sponsor starting with the 2019 season.
The headline should read: "Local startup turned billion-dollar company invests in the local soccer team; fans upset because internet." But let's unpack that.
The Best Soccer Kits For The 2018-19 Season
With the major leagues around a month away from kicking off, the kit releases have been dropping thick and fast. Whether it be a wacky design or a more classy, traditional-looking jersey, the kit release is always something fans look forward to in the offseason.
Without further ado, and in no particular order, here are five of the best soccer kits that have been released.
Don’t agree with our selection? Let us know who you think should have made the cut.
Nigeria’s World Cup Kits Flew Off The Shelves In Less Time Than It Took You To Read This Headline
We told you the Nigeria World Cup kit was the best back in February. We were proven right when Nike finally released the kit on Friday.