Does U.S. Soccer Have a Uniform problem?

[Water Pony]

For national soccer fans, are you in agreement that the team uniform is a problem or missed opportunity?

http://www.slate.com/id/2168476/

[smupony94]

The unis from the 2006 world cup weren't that bad

[jkflamebo]

i agree, the white ones from the world cup were decent. i don't like the darker uniforms we tend to display like the blue ones or the red ones in the above link

[untitled]

It could be worse... a lot worse.

Remember these uniforms?

http://www.soccerhall.org/VirtualTour/WorldCup_1994.htm

[jkflamebo]

yea those are atrocious

[PonyKai]

Of course it's still soccer in America so you can enjoy the sounds of silence on that story.

[jkflamebo]

Of course it's still soccer in America so you can enjoy the sounds of silence on that story.

it's growing, not there yet but it'll get there alright

[EastStang]

Be careful that's our color scheme. Looks very much like SMU red and SMU blue. That could be our soccer uniforms someday.

[DiamondM]

Having been one of the few to watch all Gold Cup matches, they pretty consistently wear the white jersey (which I like), but may break out the Navy jersey against Mexico in the final. My husband and I have one of each that we wore to the World Cup last year. I do agree that they should stick with 1 home and 1 away design -- remember brand recognition.

They have not, to my recollection, worn the alternate royal blue stripey number which is heinous, or the 1 time "don't tread on me" revolutionary war tribute jerseys with the diagonal slash on the red.

And if you're interested, which I know you're not, Twellman wears his very tight, and Gooch should take his off more often.

[mustangbill67]

I have also watched every game as well as many of the non-US games. I am more distressed with the U.S. team's inability to finish makeable goals, lapses in concentration and sloppy defense at the ends of games than I am with the color and style of the uniforms. I would say that one of the old U.S. uniforms portrayed in one of the links looks like the sky blue and white vertical striped uniforms of Argentina.

[Treadway21]

Our unis have a classic look and are a lot better than many big soccer powers. Many with are very generic looking. The only problem with our unis are the white shoes. I can't stand white shoes - It's bad in football but horrible for soccer. The only thing worse is the colored shoes.