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Is this the new USMNT away jersey?

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There have been a few new U.S. men's national team jersey leaks making their way around the internet on various online shopping sites, but there has been one in particular that carries some legitimate weight.

The jersey pictured above was listed on the online shop for Nike, the official outfitter of the national team, as the new U.S. away kit before being pulled from the website earlier in the day.

The kit is a far cry from some other leaked versions that made it seem like a variation on the starry look from the 1994 World Cup team was making a comeback. This one is considerably simpler, maintains the sash and incorporates white sleeves with an all-blue body and a red-white-and-blue ring around the neck. It would complement the yet-to-be-released home jersey, which is believed to feature red and white hoops.

Are you a fan of the potential new look? 

Share your thoughts below.

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  1. They need to make the sleeves the same color as the sash. That would make the uniform look a whole lot better. But look at the bright side at lease we are not like Germany who have green away uniforms, lol.

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  2. Bull!

    I have sent NIKE a series of Jersey Mock Ups and Suggestions starting with the Last World Cup Jersey progressing forward until the Next World Cup. With a change for each Gold Cup 2011/2013 (WCQ)

    Scripted reply below:

    “From Nike: Via Email(Michael) – 07/31/2011 12:11 PM
    Hello Nic,

    It’s great to hear that you have an idea for the US kits.

    It is always great hearing from customers of all ages that have an interest in designing products of all types. I can tell you that Nike employs a full-time team of product designers who works hard to come up with great designs and styles for Nike fans of all ages. Due to our corporate policies, Nike will only review outside ideas that have been patented.

    Sincerely,

    Mike
    Nike”

    A STRAIGHT BLOW OFF! There are no NEW patents involved with the designs I submitted. Furthermore NIKE owns the Patents and would only be making “styling modifications” that would not affect the patents standing in any way.

    I was ticked to say the least and just decided that I would buy unofficial merch (AO T9shirts and the like) to show my support because I WILL NOT buy the trite and uninspired jersey from Nike.

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  3. Can Nike somehow get fan input of the jersey designs beforehand? Please!

    Also, can we vote to re-design the logo. Currently, it’s pretty much a corporate logo who’s design has no meaning whatsoever; the number of stripes, the quantity of stars…nothing!

    I vote to incorporate the Great Seal of the United States.

    I’d rather use a symbol that has some meaning rather than a corporate made logo.

    It’s used as our coat of arms officially and the presidential seal. The USGA uses it as well.

    Check it out here:

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Seal_of_the_United_States

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  4. Somehow my local soccer shop has this in stock. I bought one. Exactly how you see it. The texture is just slightly different than the current jerseys, feels a little softer and lighter. The shirt is cut longer in the rear which gives it a little more style.

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  5. Coupled with white shorts, this design would look a lot better.

    The “t-shirt” look of the sleeves would be balanced out, a la Arsenal.

    The sash at least provides continuity. The colors are also a lot better than the retro denim kit. I think I’d prefer the denim-esque stars if that pattern used the same blues and red from this design, though.

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  6. the hoops one wasn’t terrible though. i miss the ’09 Copa America jersey. i bought one of those. the blue with the vertical pinstripes looked so good!

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  7. Arsenal used to do the red-white sweater vest look and it was fairly nice, but in terms of distinctions they didn’t try and throw a sash and everything else in while they were at it.

    I also think the sash being a similar color blue on blue looks better when that’s the whole shirt and starts to look wierd with white sleeves. Wasn’t the old sash like red on white? So why not have the sash white. It might look less sartorially strange and confused.

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  8. They need to pick a concept and stick to it. There’s the sash but then there’s also the Arsenal arms. You can make little adjustments in the look every two years without fiddling so much where it becomes hit and miss, it’s nice for 2010 but ugly by 2012.

    I don’t care for it but as Ives suggests, it’s an improvement from the 94 Reunion Tour denim-star idea that made the rounds on the net a few months back. It could be even worse.

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  9. As far as uniform continuity in soccer goes (at both the national and club level), the primary jersey is usually fairly consistent each year. For example, England and Germany are always wear white, the Netherlands is always orange with some minor aesthetic changes. The change/away strip whatever you want to call it normally varies quite a bit. For example, England’s alternate was red at the 2010 World Cup, but it’s currently a black shirt. Compared to last year’s blue with white sash look, this secondary kit is fairly continuous within the world of soccer.

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  10. think we should go all Jersey Shore and rock the sleeveless muscle-shirt look. add some zebra stripe sweats with PINK over the can to seal the deal.

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  11. if you dont like it and it drives you crazy that the US cant get any consistency then dont buy it.tell your friends not to buy it. keep rocking the 06′ WC jersey like I do. that was by far the best one ever made

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  12. I’ve been dreading it since I saw the leak. That shirt looks like it was assembled from spare parts.

    (No jokes about our national team looking like the same thing.)

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  13. not a bad look, for sure temporary but not bad. I am not a fan of the waldo hoops jersey.

    for the future they really should come out with one that they just slightly modify over the years and then 2 others that they can change all the time (beginnings of tournaments/years)

    for the one that stays consistent; no sash, nothing crazy just a simple classic red, white and blue jersey.

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  14. you talking about the retro Denim kit that harkened back to the 94 shirt? that one like this is a hot one. after years of generic oversized american athletic wear dominating men’s fashion, its great to see some color and style coming back. the truth is you obese boring paranoically homophobic american sports fans, the metrosexuals and gays spend a whole lot more then your fashionally-boring fat as$$es. So its great to see clothing made with color where a medium is truly a medium. I’m down for fashionable sportwear

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  15. very true, but thats what makes me angry. Nike doesn’t give a crap about developing a consistent tradition that unites the fan base, they just want money. i know money is obviously what they care about, but they need to find a balance because it turns me off as a fan

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  16. If this is indeed it, then I’m happy. Probably expectations have been lowered since the shockingly bad “leaked” products have come out, but this is a classy look. Sleeves are reminiscent of Arsenal…maintains the sash which I never found offensive. Put a collar on it and I’d be even more pleased.

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  17. I can confirm that it’s the real deal. My local soccer shop had some on the rack last night. (They probably aren’t supposed to be selling them yet.)

    I’d guess that the US wears them tomorrow, and the “release date” is Thursday or Friday.

    And while I do think they’re hideous, they aren’t *that* bad in person. I hated the 2009 charcoal grey and the 2011 blue/sash combo and both grew on me with time.

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