The long, long, long dispute between a group of players from Trinidad & Tobago's 2006 World Cup squad and their national football federation reached a new but not yet final phase today when many of the physical assets of the federation were seized by order of the Trinidadian High Court. (The original article is located here.

The year 2011 was a good one for the Fort Lauderdale Strikers. The Traffic Sports owned team which originally started out as Miami FC in 2006 rebranded last year as the born again Strikers with a new logo and uniforms to boot. Traffic pushed more money towards the organization than it ever had in the [.

The Confederação Brasileira de Futebol and Nike has officially launched the Brazil 2012/12 home and away kits. The new uniforms will be worn by the FIFA World Cup hosts during...

2010 and 2011 Japanese J. League Division 1 champions Kashiwa Reysol (Japanese: 柏レイソル) have unveiled their 2012 home and away kits. The uniforms are provided by tennis and badminton specialists...

Warning: NSFJW (Not Safe For Jealous Women)
Sometimes, we get so caught up in what divides us, we forget about that which unites us: gli Azzurri. But it's already 2012, and in a few short months, our beloved boys in blue will be competing for the distinction of being the best national team in all of Europe.

The U.S. Men's National Team last faced Canada in the 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup, but it's been more than 13 years since the teams met on Canadian soil. With the U.S. and Canada set to face each other in Toronto at 7 p.m. ET on June 3, we took a look at the history between the sides and found some interesting facts.

Defending Liga de Fútbol Profesional Boliviano champions Club Bolívar have launched their 2012 home, away and third uniforms. The kits are manufactured by one-time English national team kit providers Admiral....

It's probably the worst kept secret in Singapore football beyond the would DPMM rejoin in 2012 but Darren Stewart has moved to take charge of Balestier Khalsa after several years with Gombak United.
Stewart had built an exciting team at the Bulls a couple of years back and looked set to break the Uniforms monopoly on the SLeague when it was decided by the powers that be that Gabrial Obatala and Kingsley Njoku could no longer stay in the country therefore depriving the team of their first choice strikers with the seasons just 180 minutes old.

The Japan 2012/13 home, away and third goalkeeper uniforms were unveiled as part of Monday's launch of the Japan adidas 12/13 men's and women's national soccer teams' home kits. The new kits to be worn by Blue Samurai first choice goalkeeper Eiji Kawashima and current backups Shusaku Nishikawa and Kaito Yamamoto all the same brand [.

Three notes from the second day of training in Lakewood Ranch, Fla.

• The workload increased in the morning session, with the team on the field for about 90 minutes.
• The coaching staff transitioned into exercises involving more players (6 v. 6, 8 v. 8) to build on the concepts they have introduced and give the team a picture of what it will look like in a game.

In the past few weeks we've two impressive stories of professional soccer players battling off field problems. The first was David Testo who made public the fact that he is gay. That is challenging in and of itself, but it takes that much more courage to come out when you're a professional athlete. As impressive as that story was, I was struck by another.

In the past few weeks we've two impressive stories of professional soccer players battling off field problems. The first was David Testo who made public the fact that he is gay. That is challenging in and of itself, but it takes that much more courage to come out when you're a professional athlete. As impressive as that story was, I was struck by another.

Popular South African soccer club Orlando Pirates FC has unveiled its adidas 75th Anniversary kit. Its release follows that of the Pirates 2011/12 home and away uniforms in July. Here are the details on the new strip from adidas. adidas, the leading sports brand, today revealed the new limited edition Orlando Pirates jersey which represents [.

Major League Soccer club Philadelphia Union has unveiled its new home and away jerseys for the 2012 season. According to the club's website: MLS teams have the option to change uniforms in two-year intervals. The two new jerseys will be the fourth and fifth versions for the Union, as the club debuted a white third [.

Philadelphia Union unveiled their new jerseys for 2012 today.

The two new jerseys, designated as primary and secondary, incorporate the logo of jersey sponsor Bimbo, which signed a deal with the Union last year, albeit too late for brand new jerseys to be designed.

Both jerseys are blue and gold, with blue as the primary color, though in different shades.

(Summary is not available.)

This is it folks! All the drama and tears and cheers have led us to the end of MLS playoffs. Most fans are left rueing squandered chances, bad decisions, and a lack of that intangible but often referenced "heart", but a few lucky fans get to experience the true excitement of their team in a MLS Cup. It's something you can only really feel when your team could win it all.

Via Football Shirt Culture (if you squint, you can make out the watermark on the images).

This is supposedly the new Nike USA home shirt, due out next year. What do you think? Good? Bad? Real? Fake?

I need to digest this for a bit before passing judgment. I think this was the site that leaked the last set of jerseys, and they turned out to be the real deal.

Got, Not Got: What to buy the Man U fan who imagines he's got everything...

Between the years of 1966 and 1979, the Leicestershire toy manufacturer Palitoy sold no less than 8 million jointed action figures – no, they weren't dolls, and they didn't bear any resemblance to doll, okay?

The transactions have mimicked the play on the field - fast and furious as MISL teams finalize rosters, unveil uniforms, and prepare for the upcoming 2011-2012 season.
Here is a recap of all the happenings so far this week around MISL:
MISL Comets Season Preview: Read Here
Baltimore Blast add Three
Baltimore Blast President and General Manager Kevin Healey announced today that forward Adriano Dos Santos will return to the Blast this season and that the team has signed defender Mike Deasel and midfielder JT Noone, pictured, pending league approval.

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Shot in a docudrama style much like the early 2000′s show, 'MTV Cribs' (R.I.P.), Schweini (Bayern Munich footballer) went head-to-head with Steffen Hamann (Bayern Munich basketballer) in a shoot out. Bastian, being the cuter of the two, obviously has an unfair upper hand (see also: Looks Influences Winning, A Kickette Case Study) and the result is testament to that.

Winners of the last two PASL-Pro Championships, the San Diego Sockers have announced the franchise has partnered with Nike to provide the Sockers uniforms. The Sockers are also partnering with SoccerFanatic to help make purchasing San Diego Sockers merchandise easier for fans.
The new Sockers uniforms by Nike will feature the recently revealed new Sockers Crest seen below:
The PASL-Pro schedule has yet to be released but the San Diego Sockers should be back in action some time this November.

Winners of the last two PASL-Pro Championships, the San Diego Sockers have announced the franchise has partnered with Nike to provide the Sockers uniforms. The Sockers are also partnering with SoccerFanatic to help make purchasing San Diego Sockers merchandise easier for fans.
The new Sockers uniforms by Nike will feature the recently revealed new Sockers Crest seen below:
The PASL-Pro schedule has yet to be released but the San Diego Sockers should be back in action some time this November.

I usually wait a period of weeks or months before posting an entry, but I thought, since I'm not going to add a ton of commentary (see all my rants about NFHS sprinked throughout the over 900 entries posted here), and since high school soccer is just about ready to start for a good chunk of the US, I thought I'd just post a summary to this link:
Is New Soccer Uni Regulation a Whitewash?

Oct. 7, 2001, is a day that lives in U.S. Soccer history on many levels. Being the first team to represent the United States in international competition since Sept. 11, the U.S. pulled out a thrilling 2-1 victory against Jamaica, and with the other results in CONCACAF qualifying improbably going their way, the team qualified for the 2002 FIFA World Cup that day.

Watching Toronto FC vs. FC Dallas the last 2 nights (1st night got cancelled because of lightning strikes close to the stadium) compete in CONCACAF Champions League took some time to get used to. Usually, FC Dallas plays in red, but last night, they were dressed in blue.
Toronto's main theme color is red.

Compression clothing is now standard soccer gear from tops to shorts worn under uniforms. While many players are now familiar with Under Armour, Nike and adidas baselayers, Australian brand SKINS (now available at World Soccer Shop) offers another alternative for those seeking every possible advantage on the field.

Has heard at TSG studios during the final..."Why do their uniforms look like Elvish formal wear"? - Margo.

Potluck question from TSG commentor Eric:

With more and more Americans becoming fans of soccer, an increased number of jerseys are being seen on the streets. On any given weekend around DC, I can see a handful of jerseys, mostly USMNT or EPL clubs, just walking around and it has become "popular fashion" of late.

The U.S. players trained in the stadium today, going through the customary short training session the day before the game. It was a short bus ride to the Frankfurt stadium, which looks to be an awesome venue for a World Cup Final.
Off the field the team shifted its focus completely to Japan and the game on Sunday.

Sadly, we've moved on from the Ryan Giggs story.

However, there is good news for the farmers of Spain, as Sevilla is showing them support in the form of an 'I love cucumbers' patch on their uniforms this upcoming seasons.

Which just has to be the strangest thing to ever grace a top-flight shirt.

The season is entering the wonderment of multiple competitions, electricity yellows and Mike Fucito goals. He put two up on the Kitsap Pumas in the last round of the US Open Cup, and will likely have another chance to work his Starfire magic against the Los Angelex Galaxy next week. Nestled around the Open Cup are league matches away at Portland, here against the Colorado Rapids and then the Ultimate Date with Mike Fucito - Manchester United.

One of the daftest derbies around. I always thought calling Melbourne Croatia v Sydney Croatia or Melita Eagles v Sunshine GC derbies was nuts; the tenuous link is not geographical but ancestral.
In Singapore, every bloody game is a derby unless it's something like Tampines Rovers travelling to Woodlands.

The Phoenix Monsoon Soccer team, part of the PASL Pro League, have released these images on their team website of their new Home (left) and Away (right) uniforms for the upcoming 2011-2012 Season.
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You know it's getting close to kickoff at a World Cup when its time to put the FIFA patches on the uniforms. U.S. equipment managers Matt Owns and Ryan Allen plowed through two sets each of white and black uniforms (plus plenty of goalkeeper jerseys) to apply patches via heat press to both sleeves of each jersey.

Ed Miller, Joplin Eagles with 2011 Seniors

The Joplin Globe offers an update on the High School sports programs with JHS teams face summer of adjustments

"We don't have anything left," Miller said. "It was a total loss. Most of our stuff was in the garage/storage shed up by the soccer field and it was wiped out.

Barnsley Football Club is an English soccer team, based in Barnsley, South Yorkshire, and nicknamed the Tykes. Barnsley FC currently campaigns in the English Football League Championship where they recently completed the 2010/11 season in 17th place. Earlier this week, the Barnsley FC 2011/12 home kit was unveiled.

While some Major League Soccer teams are without jersey sponsors, the Montreal Impact won't have that problem heading into its inaugural season in the league in 2012.

The Impact announced a five-year sponsorship deal with the Bank of Montreal (BMO) on Tuesday, one that includes the BMO logo appearing on the front of the club's uniforms.

Few media outlets take the time to consider the particular way that FIFA makes things worse for women.
A few months ago, I reported on the slowly unfolding consequences of the decision of one xenophobic referee working in a youth tournament in Quebec (FIFA Makes its Islamophobia Official).

The NSC Minnesota Stars revealed for the first time this season their Alternate kit. The specially designed uniform was created uniquely for the Stars by Admiral Soccer who supplied the original NASL Minnesota Kicks uniforms. Admiral is the supplier and sponsor of this years Minnesota Stars uniform.

The following clip isn't one of Anita Sarkeesian's best, but given that the new USWNT uniforms feature a "black bodice and red piping inspired by the beautiful but deadly Black Widow spider," I thought I might leave it here for you all.

The clip would be perfect if Sarkeesian had pictures from the last two Japan friendlies.