We showed you some leaked picures a while ago, but today Nike unveiled the new United States 12/13 Home football Kit, which will be available here.
The new USA home kit combines heritage and patriotism in a bold new design that both the Men's and Women’s teams will debut on the pitch this summer. The jersey utilizes the colors of the American flag with a blue crew neck collar and a body featuring red and white stripes.
The shirt also features a tonal sash to echo the same design on the shirts worn by the US Men’s National Team when they famously defeated England in the 1950 Finals in Brazil.
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Both kits are visually identical but the women’s kit is designed specifically for the female athlete to enhance range of motion creating a uniquely feminine silhouette. The American Stars and Stripes flag, affectionately known as ‘Old Glory,’ is placed inside the back of the neck of both versions to inspire pride.
The new home shorts are blue, while the socks – now with improved cushioning for greater comfort – movement and protection, are white with a blue band at the top.
In line with Nike’s commitment combining athletic performance with lower environmental impact, each kit is made using an average of 13 recycled plastic bottles. The new kit's shorts are made with 100% Dri-FIT recycled polyester and the shirt with a minimum 96% Dri-FIT recycled polyester. Overall the new kit is 23% lighter and 20% stronger than Nike’s previous kits.
Nike Dri-FIT is proprietary technology that works to wick away moisture helping to regulate player’s temperature during a match. The shirts also feature laser-cut ventilation holes to promote localized cooling where it matters most.
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Comments
really ? i rather like it
wow that's a good eye you've got there!
I would have never noticed that!
Plus you're right.
They need to choose between hoops and sashes (and I definitely prefer hoops)
This is a cool new look regardless though
it made sense when the sash was the main feature of it again to what they had before, but this time around it doesn't serve any purpose.
dude the watermark sash makes it look epic, besides that sash is a symbol that when you mess with the USA, anything can happen.
It messes up the design here from an aesthetics standpoint...
But that being said, the hoops are an interesting change. I just hope the sash is continually used as an identifier for the US.
if the states are using the sash, there's only so many ways it can be worn before it becomes stale. i think the hoops with a single blue stripe running down where the logo is would look a lot sharper personally. a mixture of the current one and the 06.
http://project2010.wordpress.com/2009/10/13/better-know-a-kit-a-history-of-the-modern-u-s-soccer-jersey/
Lol, in what way does a sash show that?? Calm down man.
England vs USA 1950 and 2010, Slovenia vs USA 2010, USA vs Algeria 2010, Italy vs USA 2012, And quite possibly more to come soon. Anything can happen when you face the USA, the reason why I didn't put other results such as USA vs Spain or Brazil is becuase they didn't wear the sash, they had thin red stripes, which seem to have come even bigger this time in this kit.
this is football. not streetfighting
you must not know alot about football. This kit is awesome.
Good point though! Ha ha
Probably the worst shirt in the history of football.
they'll probably have an explanation on why it looks like that
-Waldo
If you can FIND us, censored
-U.S Soccer
It's a bit of a dull template-y design ... But the fact that they haven't just done a dull template-y all white number seems that at least someone at Nike wants to do something a bit different.
Now a light blue with stars 3rd strip and their journey towards ripping off the 94 kits will be complete.
Would be amazing if that one fix was made, otherwise another top strip from Nike.
1. Get rid of the almost invisible sash.
2. Don't break the stripe near the numbers.
3. Change the badge to red stripes and a blue background behind the stars.
It's probably more to do with US foreign policy...
I quite like this kit, but then I liked their USA '94 gear too. What I really want is the mental star kit in blue.
I'm from the US, and I CAN'T STAND the away kit.
The away kit is boring, uninspired, and a complete downer. This kit, on the other hand, is absolutely gorgeous!!
Too bad we won't be seeing it in the Summer Olympics...
overall its a great shirt.
The US only wore the primary shirt in the round of 16 against Brazil, with red shorts (so as not to contrast with Brazil's blue shorts).
Nike took over the US soccer teams in 1995, so this look was very short-lived.
and theyll show more on the next confederations cup.... oh wait, they wont go, because they lost the ticket 4-2 against mexico in the gold cup final wearing the migthy sash...
We beat shitty England at the World Cup.
(And they can't win wars without us)
USA! USA! USA! Great shirt!