Nike released the United States' World Cup jerseys Thursday, including a mostly white design for home matches that was criticized in advance by a pair of American players and some fans. (More Football News)
Nike took over as the USSF equipment supplier in 1995 from Adidas, which had provided uniforms since 1973.
Nike released the United States' World Cup jerseys Thursday, including a mostly white design for home matches that was criticized in advance by a pair of American players and some fans. (More Football News)
The home jerseys have red and blue stripes on each sleeve, somewhat similar to the stripes down each side of the Americans' 2002 World Cup uniforms.
바카라We just as angry as y'all !!!바카라 forward Tim Weah wrote last month after a version of the home jersey was posted online.
바카라Tried to tell them,바카라 midfielder Weston McKennie wrote.
The bright blue away jersey has an ice-dying technique somewhat akin to a tie-dye pattern.
More than 100 people signed a change.org online petition calling for different designs.
바카라I rate it in the middle,바카라 American midfielder Yunus Musah said during an Aug. 25 conference call. putting his right thumb sideways.
바카라It's not there,바카라 he said with a thumbs up, then flipping to a thumbs down, 바카라or there. It's the middle.바카라
Donald Wine, a national board member of the American Outlaws supporters group, said he likely will purchase one of the new jerseys but hoped Nike and the U.S. Soccer Federation would take criticism into account in future designs. Wine said fans prefer a more distinctive look the team could become known for, such as Croatia's adoption of a checkerboard pattern.
As an example, Wine cited the red and white horizontal stripes of the 2012-13 U.S. jersey that became known as Waldo, after the character's attire in a children's book.
바카라The outcry is not necessarily over the design of the jersey, or at least lack of design on the home, but it's about the fact that I think a lot of people are looking for a jersey identity to call their own,바카라 Wine said.
바카라I am one of those people who have been long in the team Waldo camp for it being a permanent national team jersey. I think in the end people just want a jersey identity and these don't do that.바카라
Aaron Barnett, senior product director of Nike global football apparel, said Rolando Cruz, the apparel product line manager, coordinated with the USSF on the design.
바카라We know that our products always will elicit response,바카라 Barnett said.
바카라We've been doing products for multiple sports, not just soccer. And so we're going to have some athletes that are super-excited about it and some they're not excited about. And that's just the balance that you always have in the process.바카라
The U.S. is back in the World Cup for this year's tournament in Qatar after failing to qualify for 2018. The Americans open Nov. 21 against Wales.
Barnett said most of the jersey manufacturing takes place in Asia. He said he did not know whether the workers who manufactured the kits were unionized.
Nike took over as the USSF equipment supplier in 1995 from Adidas, which had provided uniforms since 1973. The USSF announced a longterm extension with Nike last November without specifying a length.
Nike released the jerseys of 12 of its 13 World Cup teams Thursday: Australia, Brazil, Canada, Croatia, France, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and South Korea. The company delayed announcing England's designs until Sept. 21 following the death of Queen Elizabeth II.
Adidas supplies seven 바카라 Argentina, Belgium, Germany, Japan, Mexico, Spain and Wales 바카라 and Puma six 바카라 Ghana, Morocco, Senegal, Serbia, Switzerland and Uruguay.
New Balance has Costa Rica and Panama, while four brands have one each Errea (Iceland), Hummel (Denmark), Marathon (Ecuador) and Majid (Iran).
Defending champion France has jerseys inspired by Toile de Jouy fabric that includes subtle prints of famous landmarks, such as the Arc de Triomphe, the Old Mill of Vernon, a Romanesque tower.