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Thats great, because Union Berlin next year plays in the 2. Bundesliga. :woohoo: I like the colours. :cheer:

why are you talking about west ham here? what could an expansion mls team in philadelphia possibly have to do with west ham???

The snake is a reference to Ben Franklin\'s political cartoon \"Join, or Die\" about the Albany Conference a decade or so before the Revolutionary War, when the American Colonists first realized that they were going to have to band together for their own good. The Timber Rattlesnake became a popular symbol for Americans in the nation\'s infancy, appearing on the Gadson Flag and the flag that is currently the Naval Jack of the United States Navy. Nike has even incorporated it into its marketing campaign for the United States men\'s national team, using the \"Don\'t Tread On Me\" slogan from the Gadson Flag and the Naval Jack. As for the 13 stars, I agree they look goofy from a soccer context, but they have significance to the U.S. and our original 13 colonies.

I\'m actually really happy with the colors, as they are slightly darker than those on the Philadelphia flag, and work better for sports teams, generally. While the San Diego Chargers have pulled off the powder blue and sunny yellow look, I don\'t know how well that would translate to a football kit. I think this tarnished gold and light blue will look fantastic, especially if the rumors of an Ajax-style kit with gold-blue-gold are true.

i really do like it. i was hoping for it to look more like a coat of arms sorta think but i really like it. its too badd mls has a 14 yr deal with adidas. teams should pick out their own sponsers and brands

isn\'t the rattle snake actually a symbole of the Confederation, rather than the union...? :huh:

More of a DesignFootball article really isn\'t it?

Finally, MLS is starting to understand that adding names with no meaning (See: Real Salt Lake) is stupid. Teams can have unique names. Chicago, New England, Seattle, now Philly. Good stuff.

There\'s something about a classic circular patch that makes me happy. I guess it\'s just cleaner.

It\'s a difficult one for the MLS. On the one hand, going with the traditional North American (City, state or province) (nickname) format gets them criticized for not embracing the game\'s traditions, then on the other trying to go down the traditional route gets blasted as too artificial. It can be tough to win sometimes especially when some people are just determined to censoredslap the league no matter what. I think it\'s interesting though that DC United is one of the founding names and has stuck since the very beginning, and in the end diversity is probably good for MLS, if every team was named in the same convention or had the same kit template it would just seem contrived and artificial.

Just as long as no more teams sell their naming rights like the Red Bulls :Pinch:

I like it, though the outer ring could be done away with.

There is a \"secondary logo\", which consists of the shield with the snake in it, with a scroll beneath the shield with the team motto Jungite aut Perite, Latin for \"Join or Die.:

WOW...everything about the Philly team has thus far turned out better than I ever expected when i heard the proposed names and colors.

BTW...after West Ham goes into insolvency next year and is relegated.....the kit that they go down to the championship will be infamous...so WHO CARES!

Just keep ripping on the US....between us and the Sheiks...eventually we will bail all your teams out!