U.S. MNT, WNT to debut Nike away kits in March

CHICAGO (Via U.S. Soccer) – The U.S. Men’s and Women’s National Teams have unveiled a new away Nike kit that features a gradient design.

The WNT will introduce the kit when it travels to Portugal for the 2015 Algarve Cup from March 4-11, and the MNT will wear the kit for the first time on March 25 against Denmark.

The new away jersey features a unique gradient graphic on the front and back of the jersey, beginning in white at the shoulders, before a blend of light rays gradually evolve to dark blue at the hemline. Along each side of the jersey is a wide white stripe that extends to the shorts.

The jersey also boasts a new signature streamlined, clean and modern V-neck collar that blends with the shirt’s gradient graphic, and features a red triangle insert at the front to ensure all three of the USA’s national colors are represented in the kit.

Inside the back of the neck is a pennant tab featuring 13 red and white stripes to represent the original colonies that declared independence and formed the first states.

Players’ names and numbers on the back of the jersey appear in a specially-designed font that is modern, angular and directly influenced by U.S. college and varsity sports.

The new away shorts are dark blue with the white stripe along both sides that sync with those on the shirt.

The women will wear a new gradient away sock that matches their jersey – dark blue with a wide tonal stripe of chevrons on the calf at the back. The men will wear a dark blue sock without the gradient design.