To those of you who follow the women's game, how would you handicap this year's World Cup?

I really enjoy watching the US, and I particularly like the play of Heath, Ertz and Lavelle. I'm looking forward to the games this summer.

There are the obvious teams to compete with Japan/Brazil, but I really like our chances this year.

I really like the mix of veterans and youth on this squad, which I think will pay some dividends for the next few cycles. I think the past few teams were too skewed to the veteran or youth side, and they finally found a good balance.

There's not a lot of weakness in that roster.

And I'm really looking forward to seeing how Alex Morgan plays while healthy in a WC. I think she could end up scoring a lot of goals.

certainly better than some of the men's kits we have seen in recent years.

I think you said it right. I don't hate them. I'm also not running out to get one for my 11 year old daughter who loves the USWNT.

I feel like we've had a string of kits that have been truly awful.

I'll take bland and traditional US colors at this point.

I haven't really liked a US kit since the men's centennial kit.

but can't we do better?

Cordeiro, Flynn, Garber... they could at least get Nike to do their job, no?

I'm not the audience as I will never buy one (men's or women's), though.

Thank god there isn't a fucking sash

Adidas is superior in this regard. As is New Balance, IMO.

The need to put three stripes on just about everything kills the look for me. They tend to be a bit less template driven than Nike, but it is still there.

I'm obviously biased with New Balance, but they seem to be slightly more original for each team. I can't say I've inspected them in depth, though.

But the Adidas fan gear is complete and utter shit. Nike has them beat by many miles in that regard.

Bayern's gear, that I purchase directly from the DE store, is fantastic. I have yet to wear out any t-shirt or hoodie I've bought there, and most are Adidas. I think the quality level varies by league/club.

You definitely pay for the quality, though. That 89EU hoodie has lasted 5 years.

I've gotten from the Chelsea Megastore that was Adidas was garbage.

But I could see why they might prioritize local stuff and specifically the top German club.

I hate that they basically create a template, then fit everyone into it.

It's lazy (and they do it for club teams as well).


Where have I seen this template before?




That's right, it was everywhere








We get it, everything ends at the seam between the shoulders and middle. Colors vary, patterns end. It's a great template