Just as they did in 20, Nike has released an alternate away jersey the year after a World Cup. As for the crest, a lighter shade of blue has been used predominantly throughout. They call this a classic, I call it boring. Bring back a red/blue two toned stripe somewhere. Ok, ok, up close, it has thin, gray pinstripes, but they're undetectable from a distance. This one is nearly identical to England's 2010 WC home. Like it or not, they were at least unique designs to the US. One had a vertical stripe '06, the other a (faint) diagonal stripe '10. I've got no problem with collars, but why are there buttons on a jersey? However, the biggest mistake is the lack of imagination in a World Cup year. At first glance, this looks like those travel polos that our team wears on the plane. But I'm not too excited with this release. I actually love that our home jersey is white. 1 out of 10.Īfter ditching the traditional home whites for the 'where's waldo' horror show, Nike went back to what it began back in 1995 for every edition of our home jersey. They would have been better off sticking to that plan. Past 3 Nike off-World Cup ('00, '04, '08) home jerseys have been fairly Presumably so that the number and name can be displayed inside. The back has a horrendously huge, white square box, And they didn't even have the conviction to run the stripesĪll the way around. Sailor outfit, the kind you'd wear if you were dressing up at Jersey since Adidas' 94 World Cup shirts. 'Where's Waldo?' jersey, might be what we end up calling this edition.Īfter finally seeing it on the field of play, it is my least favorite US Nearly invisible - 'subtle tonal' sash, I think they call it. To the red stripes, it still has a sash, though it's extremely muted and

Not predominantly white (94 flag jersey being the other). May only be the 2nd time in US jersey history that our home jersey is

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