Kit Nerd Corner : Philadelphia Union away
Disclaimer : I care and because I want to. Philadelphia Union away In a nutshell : Why bother trying. Philadelphia have been on a slippery slope downward. Their first away kit was a decent reverse of the home kit. Their next kit was their home kit under brighter lights. Then this happened. It’s so ordinarily white. The navy trim is so dark it looks black, and it looks super boring on there with the old gold stripes. This...
Kit Nerd Corner : New York Red Bulls home
Disclaimer : I care and because I want to. New York Red Bulls home In a nutshell : Reverse Arsenal with animals. This is the most contrasting kit of the bunch. On the one hand, I’m kind of upset how Red Bull circumvent the advertising rules by owning the team. On the other hand, it is a marketing masterstroke. Use corporate symbolism as the badge, use badge elements EVERYWHERE. It’s a vicious cycle. All of the usual elements that...
Kit Nerd Corner : Vancouver Whitecaps home
Disclaimer : I care and because I want to. Vancouver Whitecaps home In a nutshell : simple, modern without being garish If Vancouver is fighting to not have boring template kits from Adidas, then they are making the battle count. Starting with the obvious pattern, definitely a fan of the gradient ‘mountains’ that start from the armpits up to the shoulder. It’s wonderfully subtle as it still uses the light blue in the kit, implements...
Kit Nerd Corner : Houston Dynamo home
Disclaimer : I care and because I want to. Houston Dynamo home In a nutshell : Finally, a Houston kit with some real character Really digging the gradient of orange down to the white at the bottom and the diamond/fence pattern pinstripe print of the shirt. Very happy to see them drop the awkward “Space City Blue” that they use in their badge. It’s terrible. Here’s a team that could do a better job of using...
Kit Nerd Corner : DC United away
Disclaimer : I care and because I want to. DC United away In a nutshell : new Adidas template that throws subtlety out the window Over the years, DC United has been bland with their away kit : just the inverse of the black kit. A few years back, they blew minds by offering a 3rd kit that was red(!). The world reeled in shock. After parting ways with that one-off red kit, someone had the brainwave of only half bringing it...
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