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Kick TV's Jimmy Conrad hung out with adidas's Product Manager Mike Walked to try on and talk about each of the 12 new shirts that Major League Soccer teams released during "Jersey Week" for 2013.
By next season each of the 19 MLS clubs will release at least one home, away, or third shirt every year. So get prepared for a lot of new and innovated designs (or hopef so... Red Bulls.....)
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We're at it again. Free Beer Movement and Soccer Pro are teaming up to make one Twitter follower the lucky owner of a pair of Nike's just-release Mercurial Vapor IXs.
What do you have to do to get your name in the running and running on the field in these new cleats?
Just "tweet" out the following message"
I want the new Nike Mercurial Vapor IXs @FreeBeerMovemnt and @SoccerPro!
It's that simple.
We'll be taking Twitter enteries from RIGHT NOW until Janurary 24th at 5pm CT when we'll announce the winner.
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The don't call it "the Beautiful Game" for nothing. Soccer is art. A great Lionel Messi goal or a stunning David Beckham free kick is a thing of beauty.
These small moments in soccer can create life-long fans of the sport (with the help of a beer or two, perhaps?) and the memories of such sporting excellence can hang in our memories like fine art in a gallery.
This is the premise behind the new "Futbol Artist Network" that launched this past weekend. Their idea is to highlight and express soccer through artistic expression.
The Free Beer Movement, through our "DrinkWear" series will be highlighting some of the cool combos of art and soccer that the FAN is coming out with.... and adding beer, of course. For each "piece" we'll pair a beer with the new FAN release... just don't spill on it.
Taylor helped me find my voice. I am here to repay the favor. Over the years, I have done a lot of material involving Taylor Twellman. I have turned him into Spongebob and Billy from the Family Circus. I have inscribed 100 stars with the dates of every league goal he scored up to 100. I have put him on banners and I have carved him on pumpkins.
But this is the first time I have put him on a shirt, and instead of drawing him to convey my message, I have drawn him to convey his.
The centerpiece--Think Now, Think Smart, Think Taylor--is the motto of his concussion awareness and prevention foundation. I have surrounded those lines with 72 others, all aspects an athlete might consider as they help themselves and others prevent head injuries. (The number of phrases is random; sadly, there was not enough room to match 101 lines for each of his career league goals). The words fill a silhouette of Taylor celebrating his goal against Houston at MLS Cup 2007. The orange, ThinkTaylor signature color, is the shade that highlights concussion damage on an MRI. By combining bold phrases with a bright shape, I hope to tell a little of Taylors story with style.
We've chosen Boston Beer Company's Samuel Adams "Boston" Lager. Twellman spent eight season with the New England Revoltion in Sam Adams' backyard; playing during the club's most successfull Major League Soccer tenure. Sam Adams' website describes their Boston Lager as such:
"Samuel Adams Boston Lager is an excellent example of the fundamentals of a great beer, offering a full, rich flavor that is both balanced and complex."
The same could be said of Twellman's playing career. TT was a fundamentally strong and complex player with a unique set of attacking skills. Balanced in his attack he was both a threat in open play and incredibly dangerous in the air. Scoring over a century of goals in his time with the Revolution the St. Louis native found himself near or on top the MLS scoring charts for most of the mid-2000s, capturing both the Golden Boot and the league's MVP trophy in 2005.
Lastly, the Boston lager is brewed with noble hops and nothing is more noble that Twellman's cause to raise awareness about concussions in sports.
Get the new Taylor Twellman Players Series shirt from Futbol Artist Network for a limited time.
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The don't call it "the Beautiful Game" for nothing. Soccer is art. A great Lionel Messi goal or a stunning David Beckham free kick is a thing of beauty.
These small moments in soccer can create life-long fans of the sport (with the help of a beer or two, perhaps?) and the memories of such sporting excellence can hang in our memories like fine art in a gallery.
This is the premise behind the new "Futbol Artist Network" that launched this past weekend. Their idea is to highlight and express soccer through artistic expression.
The Free Beer Movement, through our "DrinkWear" series will be highlighting some of the cool combos of art and soccer that the FAN is coming out with.... and adding beer, of course. For each "piece" we'll pair a beer with the new FAN release... just don't spill on it.
This is a Special Edition Media Series T-Shirt in collaboration with Women United FC. WUFC had chosen the charity Street Soccer USA and will donate $5 from every shirt sold to their charity. The design is called "The Beautiful Game" by Southern California artist Ty Palmer.
In WUFC's words about their piece:
"From the grace of the athletes body as they move the ball up and down the field, in and out of players attempting to tackle and intercept, to the overwhelming joy when the ball finally goes into the net, to the agony and emotion of being defeated, to the sheer terror in our throats as we witness injury to a beloved player, our group exists because we love to be immersed in the sights and sounds of the stadium on game day. We view ourselves as soccer emissaries and our members as ambassadors. We are on a mission to spread the love for MLS soccer around the world for continuous growth and elevation of the game. Like many organizations, objects or people that you love, we do not always know why or even have logical reasons. We are just in love with the game, and all that implies."
To pair with Women United and Street Soccer USA we've chosen New Glarus Brewing Company's "Black Top" India Pale Ale. According to the Brewers Association, New Glarus is the 19th largest craft brewing in the United States by sales and given that they only retail in Wisconsin, their brews are also highly sought after.
Street Soccer USA is all about empowering homeless individuals through the power of soccer. "We aim to get homeless men, women, and youth off the streets, “scoring goals on the field, and achieving their goals in life." Across the U.S. SSUSA has leagues in 20 cities playing "the beautiful game" on the streets. New Glarus' "Black Top" pairs well for a game played on such a surface.
(Photo Credit: Brewmanics.com)
Get "The Beautiful Game" by Women United FC, supporting Street Soccer USA, at the Futbol Artist Network.
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The don't call it "the Beautiful Game" for nothing. Soccer is art. A great Lionel Messi goal or a stunnig David Beckham free kick is a thing of beauty.
These small moments in soccer can create life-long fans of the sport (with the help of a beer or two, perhaps?) and the memories of such sporting excellence can hang in our memories like fine art in a gallery.
This is the premise behind the new "Futbol Artist Network" that launched this past weekend. Their idea is to highlight and express soccer through artistic expression.
The Free Beer Movement, through our "DrinkWear" series will be highlighting some of the cool combos of art and soccer that the FAN is coming out with.... and adding beer, of course. For each "piece" we'll pair a beer with the new FAN release... just don't spill on it.
The new, limited-edition release from the Futbol Artist Network features another player expressing his soccer love. Following up on the successful launch of FAN with FC Dallas (and recent USMNT call up) forward Brek Shea, comes another with domestic and international on-field experience. Current NBC Sports Network commentator, and former national team, Columbus Crew, and Los Angeles Galaxy midfielder has collaborated with a well-know London street artist named "Don" to create a piece of soccer-inspired art called.... well.... "Create".
The actual piece was painted on an electrical box on Whitecross Street in East London to feature during the recent London Olympics in which Martino called men's soccer games (and worked the desk for the women's games) for the NBC network.
The concept is a street artist has stenciled a goalie onto a wall, painted a goal and has now stepped back to score on the goalie he just created.
Martino on what inspired the piece:
"My love with soccer was nourished outside the lines. I could turn anything into a soccer field and found great joy in striking up a game whenever and wherever I could. The game within the game was what I truly loved though. One on one battles. The one thing I loved most about the game, which is the one thing I miss on a daily basis was taking players on. Outwitting and outmaneuvering them with creations I developed by watching the greats and making their moves my own.
With that said, I love graffiti street art and am fascinated with artist like Banksy. There is irreverence in their art that I felt I had in my game. I think it would be cool to try and bring a street art type design of a player taking someone on that jumps off the wall.
The word "CREATE" on the back of the shirt like would be a cool way to tie in the importance of the word as it pertained to my playing style and my fascination with street art. I had a coach tell me when I was younger "Think, act, be creative" and it stuck with me through my career. Would be a great double meaning."
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The don't call it "the Beautiful Game" for nothing. Soccer is art. A great Lionel Messi goal or a stunnig David Beckham free kick is a thing of beauty.
These small moments in soccer can create life-long fans of the sport (with the help of a beer or two, perhaps?) and the memories of such sporting excellence can hang in our memories like fine art in a gallery.
This is the premise behind the new "Futbol Artist Network" that launched this past weekend. Their idea is to highlight and express soccer through artistic expression.
Trevor Slavick is the founder and curator of FAN. His idea is to create a place for artist to demonstrate their love for the football through limited edition prints and apparel. Additionally, current and former players with artistic tendencies will also contribute to the Network, lending some awesome star-power to the idea.
“Each artist has created a football inspired design which will be printed onto various pieces of apparel and sold one at a time on our website for 10 days only. If you like the design, you must buy it within those 10 days or it’s gone forever,” said Slavick.
“With these limited edition prints we’re positioned to gain a stronghold in the fine arts world and fill a gap lacking in well-known, quality, football art,” he continued.
In most cases, artists from the Network have collaborated with current and former players to create their artwork. The first artist being featured is a little more unique as he happens to be a world-class player as well. FC Dallas and USA National Team player Brek Shea, has painted his own design titled “No Shelter.” The Futbol Artist Network will be selling this design on apparel, but also will be selling 100 Signed and Numbered Limited Edition Prints of Brek’s painting.
“Even in no gravity situations, there will still be pressure,” says Brek Shea when describing his artwork. “I think the Futbol Artist Network is a great program for people like me. I can fuse my two passions together with my job on the field and my hobby of painting. Soccer is very pressure filled and serious while painting is my relaxing hobby and artistic outlet.”
The Futbol Artist Network has several other players on board excited to be working with their artists from around the world.
Retired USA Men’s National Team Player and Former Ajax midfielder John O’Brien is a part of the Futbol Artist Network and has collaborated with a US based artist on a design coming out in September.
“Football is many things and at times it is definitely not Art,” says O’Brien. “It can be mundane, plain, insane and entertainment without style. But the times we long for in football are the times when creativity and know how mix and form a special shared experience, much like art. I think it is only natural that the Futbol Artist Network wants to tap into this synergy. In my eyes this creative project can add to the world's game and most importantly, our experiences of it.”
The artists seem to enjoy the creative project as well and working with players adds a new element to their creativity. Don, a well-known street artist in London, has collaborated with Kyle Martino, an ex USA National Team Player and current soccer commentator for NBC Sports during the London Olympics. Don has created a half stenciled, half painted piece inspired by Martino’s vision, that will be painted on canvas as well as commissioned onto a wall in London during the games.
"This project's been a lot of fun,” said Don. “There's a long history of sport being represented in art. Every boy in the UK grew up playing football in the playground and taking the sport onto the street was commonplace. Kyle understands the connection between sport and art and sport and the streets, which makes it a natural extension to associate sport, the street and art!"
With about a week to go before Shea's work is "relegated", and a new artist is featured, there's precious little time to get your hands on this professional athlete's unique work.
The Free Beer Movement is proud to be a supporter of this cool new project and the Futbol Artist Network asked us to pair up a beer for their debut piece by artist Brek Shea.
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By Nick Sindt / Senior Shirt Correspondent
With the MLS season about to dawn, we at the Free Beer Movement thought we’d sit down and evaluate this season’s offerings for those who are unabashed kit-nerds like us. Hey it’s part of the US Soccer culture, right?
(I will do my damndest to refrain from lambasting the ALL ADIDAS ALL THE TIME motif in MLS. In truth that contract is great for the league, and thus the American game in general, but I’ve been drinking whilst composing this so I make no promises.)
To rate all of the kits (new and last year’s offerings that will be kept due to the two-year agreement between MLS and adidas) I will be making suggestions on what type of beer to toast each kit and its sponsor with:
Lowest of the Low = Macro-Brewers who produce flavored beers to be represented by Bud Light Lime. You’re on thin ice; one step away from being toasted with two 40oz-ers of Zima. Heretofore referred to as Bud Light Lime.
Below Average = Macro Brews like Miller Lite and Bud Light. You have your place and time, and I appreciate everything you did for me in college, but really it’s time to add some depth, nuance (Lime is not a nuance), and maturity to yourself just like I purport to have done. Heretofore referred to as Miller Lite.
Average = Macro-Micro Brews like Same Adams, Leinenkugels, etc. You’re pretty widely distributed because you’re easy on most palates but restaurants still up-charge you as if you’re a Micro-brew simply because you’re not Miller or Bud. Heretofore referred to as Sam Adams.
Above Average = Micro/Craft Breweries. Pick your favorite local small-time brewer’s year-round offerings and toast the kit designers for a job well done with your go-to grown-up beer. Heretofore referred to as New Glarus Moon Man.
Best of the Best = Seasonal Micro/Craft Brews that you wait all year long for and are willing to shell out the extra scratch for. It’s so good it’s worth it, so raise a glass with your best can/bottle/glass of suds because even if it’s not your team this is a classy shirt and deserves its due. Heretofore referred to as Surly Abrasive.
The new home shirt for 2012 is quite simply a class act: a) the sash is not a design element anyone else in MLS uses, b) the detailing within the sash makes this pretty badass to wear off the field (let’s be honest you won’t see it on the TV feed or from the stands), and c) the shade of blue is not Crayola “Blue” nor is it Crayola “Navy” which adds to the depth of the shirt. Let’s be honest, did you expect anything less for the team that has David Beckham, Landon Donovan, and 8 or 9 other DPs if they so desired?
Kit = Surly Abrasive
Sponsor = Miller Lite – Not a huge fan of ‘Herbalife’ spelled out, the logo would be better from the design side of things but the sponsor name spelled out likely works better with the sash…
Away
As an away shirt, it acts as an ok compliment to the home one. On its own the only thing saving it is the different shade of blue, otherwise this is pretty tame.
Kit = Miller Lite
Sponsor = Miller Lite – Given the plainness of this template a more design-esque sponsor could definitely help this shirt out.
Third
Like all shirt manufacturers, adidas has a boring template to slap some colors on when necessary, and this is one of those times. As boring as the template is the hubris behind the black and metallic gold totally redeem it for me.
Kit = New Glarus Moon Man
Sponsor = Miller Lite – Same thoughts as the away shirt.
Portland Timbers
Home
Bravo adidas. The inaugural shirt for the Portland Timbers was beyond well done. Two-tone coloring on the body of the shirt and white sleeves are above and beyond most MLS shirts, throw in the chevron detailing in between the two different greens and this shirt just hits a whole new level.
Kit = Surly Abrasive
Sponsor = New Glarus Moon Man – Maybe I’m a touch biased by how nice the rest of the shirt is, but the sponsor’s name being large doesn’t bother me. It could be due to the font, possibly the good beer I had earlier tonight.
Away
If the home shirt is on a different level from the rest of MLS, this one will force the Poet Laureate to create some new adjectives to describe it. Keeping many of the same design elements from the home shirt – two-toned body, white sleeves, and awesome detail separating the two shades of red (thorns this time) – adidas wins again with the ‘Rose City’ inspired away shirt. My only complaint is that I’d have to shell out an extra $40 to get the Rose City logo on the right chest of the shirt as adidas’s “replica” shirts don’t have them.
Kit = Surly Abrasive
Sponsor = New Glarus Moon Man – Same commentary as the home shirt.
Third
The 2012 3rd kit for Portland is something straight out of that 70s show. Like the frosted mini-wheats commercials of yore, the adult in me appreciates the nod to the past, while the kid in me is somewhat confused about this radioactive, highly flammable material (I know it’s not old-school polyester. I know you wouldn’t make players play in that kind of shirt). All in all, not a bad effort, but without other teams following suit this feels a touch out of place in the league. As a shirt to wear outside of MLS games or watch parties, it’s not horrible but takes a certain bit of style to pull off; who knows maybe everyone in Portland has that style.
Kit = Sam Adams
Sponsor = New Glarus Moon Man – Fitting for the era and the shirt.
FC Dallas
Home
Like the Rapids, the Dallas Burn went through a re-branding a few years ago to become FC Dallas Giant Steer Heads (‘There’s only two things in Texas…’ ). Along with the name change was a switch from the sanitized MLS solid-colored shirt to become the first MLS team with hoops, a la Celtic and others. Since that time adidas has shown some invention with Dallas’s hoops and while not everything is a home run, neutrals like me at least appreciate the effort. The 2012 edition of the home shirt is an almost brilliant offering. The small “border” striping for the thick hoops not only gives the shirt a touch of nuance, but it also furthers adidas’s three stripes everywhere-all-the-time motif. The collar is a nice touch for the shirt that isn’t being used much elsewhere throughout MLS. If I were to nit-pick the extra three stripes along the shoulders is a bit much of adidas’s branding on the shirt.
Kit = New Glarus Moon Man/Surly Abrasive
Sponsor = N/A – FC Dallas across the chest is a bit reminiscent of other US sports, especially high-school and college teams; when in doubt follow Atletico Madrid/San Jose’s lead and go without a shirt sponsor.
Away
Same template but with blue as the primary color and the detailed, smaller hoops are grey which is a nice alternate look – not radically different away colors but not as humdrum as other MLS away offerings where the home color becomes trim on a white shirt. The collar is slightly different from the home shirt, and FC Dallas appears to be larger text across the chest. Other than the text sizing looking weird (could just be the MLSGear.com website picture), this is a solid away effort.
Kit = New Glarus Moon Man
Sponsor = N/A – Same thoughts as the home shirt.
Chivas USA
Home
2012 sees CD Chivas USA get a new home shirt with a pretty standard vertical stripe shirt with a navy collar. When a team has stripes or hoops as their tradition it’s tough to do anything that’s vastly different from years before; though adidas is definitely trying with the GrinGoats. Though a pretty standard offering in terms of stripes, the collar is a nice addition and elevates this shirt up to the borderline between middle of the road and just above.
Kit = Sam Adams/New Glarus Moon Man
Sponsor = Corona I mean New Glarus Moon Man – I’m not a fan of Corona as a beer but I like to see beers sponsoring the league and the continued tie-ins with Mexico make it an interesting choice.
Away
On its own the away shirt is not bad, sublimated vertical stripes on a solid blue shirt. However, as the away/compliment to the home shirt, this is a better-than-solid effort though a little too much white trim.
Kit = Sam Adams
Sponsor = New Glarus
Real Salt Lake
Home
Last year’s RSL kit wasn’t horrible, but it wasn’t great either – just a shade below middle of the road. This year’s effort continues adidas’s trend away from conformity and tosses the navy blue trim onto a single sleeve. Not too shabby; though, would’ve been better if the adidas three stripes had also followed suit and gone to the single, navy sleeve.
Kit = Sam Adams/New Glarus Moon Man
Sponsor = Miller Lite – From a looks perspective Xango doesn’t add much to the shirt. From marketing their own name and brand perspective, I have googled this company a few times because I’m intrigued about what they do or make.
Away
Same template as the home shirt but back to the boring white away idea. The single sleeve spruces it up a touch and it’s definitely an improvement from last year’s 98%-white-with-a-few-splashes-of-color away shirt.
Kit = Miller Lite/Sam Adams
Sponsor = Miller Lite – Same thoughts as the home shirt.
Third
Last year’s garish bright yellow 3rd kit returns (I think) for the 2012 season. It’s tough to form an opinion on this shirt…on the one hand that color is extremely loud and the shirt template is pretty basic. On the other it’s a third kit and it’s supposed to be somewhat “different.” Regardless of your opinion, I think we can all agree that this shirt is definitely not part of the usual boring dreck that we see in MLS.
Kit = Sam Adams
Sponsor = Miller Lite – Same thoughts as the home shirt.
Vancouver Whitecaps
Home
Whitecaps FC’s inaugural home shirt is an interesting take on the horizontal stripes/hoops idea though I think adidas should’ve pushed the envelope a bit with the thickness of the stripes to make more of an impression. With the current stripes these shirts appear (from afar) to be just a white shirt with a modicum of blue trim; it’s a step up from boring but not by much.
Kit = Sam Adams
Sponsor = Sam Adams – not sure who Bell is or what they do, but thankfully BMO isn’t sponsoring every team north of the border.
Away
One word describes this kit perfectly: Almost. A quick glance and you think this is a typical solid blue shirt with some adidas stripes. Upon closer inspection there is a nice sublimated pattern on the shirt that appears to be an interlocking of the club’s crest. However, the sublimation hardly stands out against such a dark background. Again, if the envelope had been pushed to create a little more contrast (think Olympique Marseille’s argyle away shirt from 2009 but less ostentatious) this could’ve been a great shirt.
Kit = Sam Adams/New Glarus Moon Man
Sponsor = Sam Adams
Colorado Rapids
Home
A couple of years ago the Rapids re-branded themselves with a new crest and a new color scheme. The maroon and frosty blue are a breath of fresh air in a league that seemed, prior to the Western Corridor getting involved, hell-bent on only using Caryola’s 8 standard colors. That being said, this home shirt (a hold-over from 2011) is a little too “clean” for my tastes; the only splash of the secondary color is the adidas 3 stripes on the shoulder and the crest. Whereas the Crew home shirt has a collar and the black “pops” against the yellow, the frosty blue is a weak compliment if only utilized for the 3 stripes. A splash more of the secondary color and this could have been a solid offering.
Kit = Miller Lite
Sponsor = N/A – Could one add to this shirt? Possibly, but I don’t think it’s necessary.
Away
The same template as the home shirt (and again a hold-over from 2011), but with the club’s primary color adorning the shoulder portion of the shirt and a chevron down the backside. While I can appreciate the touch of color to keep this from being a solid white shirt, it feels like a different direction could’ve been taken with this; possibly an Arsenal/West Ham/Aston Villa-like base with different-colored sleeves…especially considering the tenuous connection between the Rapids and Arsenal. Overall, this shirt is on the same level as the home one, but just barely.
Kit = Miller Lite
Sponsor = N/A – Could one add to this shirt? Possibly, but I don’t think it’s necessary.
San Jose Earthquakes
Home
Last year’s home shirt had the same template as RSL’s Third shirt but with more color variation, which was not too bad except for all of the white detailing standing out too much against the black. This year’s shirt is much, much more basic. Removing the white piping detail to have simply a black shirt with blue trim (aside from the white adidas striping on the shoulders) actually made San Jose’s shirts better. Though, it’s still pretty plain.
Kit = Miller Lite
Sponsor = N/A – Could one add to this shirt? Possibly, but I don’t think it’s necessary.
Away
Same template different color. From a uniform perspective, this is a much improved effort on the basic white shirt from last season – you’ve figured out by now that I hate white away shirts for white away shirt’s sake. However, the white shirt appears to be more wearable by the fan base than this effort.
Kit = Miller Lite
Sponsor = N/A – Could one add to this shirt? Possibly, but I don’t think it’s necessary.
Seattle Sounders
Home
I have a gut feeling (not based on any research or discussions) that Seattle is attempting to be the front-runner in EVERYTHING for MLS, which is great for the club, the league, and the fans. However, with their shirts for the 2011 and 2012 seasons, I get the feeling that they’ve jumped the shark a bit. What are those silver things; backpack straps? Is it supposed to be futuristic like a Delorean and hover boards? Remove that weirdness and this is not a bad solid-color-with-trim shirt especially given Seattle’s color choices.
Kit = Miller Lite
Sponsor = Sam Adams
Away
Same template as the home, but I’m digging this charcoal-navy color combination. Remove those backpack straps and this would be a very solid away shirt.
Kit = Miller Lite/Sam Adams
Sponsor = Sam Adams
Third
This shirt makes RSL’s Big Bird 3rd shirt look tastefully fashionable. I have no words in my to describe these colors, aside from “oh my god, my eyes, they’re bleeding.” The collar and color panels help keep this template from being boring-ish with normal colors. Seattle & adidas’s choices for the third shirt colors will ensure that this kit will at least be talked about. Biggest question, will TV cameras be able to pick up the players against the bright green turf of Qwest Field.
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Why spend you hard-earned money on green beer this St. Patrick's Day when you can have something waaay more epic and long-lasting. Bumpy Pitch, the California-based soccer lifestyle brand, has dropped another limited edition shirt for the upcoming "drinking holiday". But it's much more than that.
"One of the greatest things about the experience of owning a business is the experiences that you get to have along the way. Luckily for us, the Bumpy Pitch and The Original Winger is a crew of friends that is about much more than what we do as a company. We’ve all been friends for years and we all hold each other down in business and in life. We’re greater than the sum of our parts.
To celebrate all that that night represented, and the journey, we proudly present the Bumpy Pitch Tavern tee. The inspiration is clearly taken from that St. Patrick’s Day, but it’s also inspired by the idea of celebrating life with your folks. It’s a hectic world we all have to deal with, and sometimes you just gotta stop and enjoy the moment. Speaking of that night, here is a very small slice of what went down…"
Inspired by the look of a pint of Guinness with their own BP twist this shirt is available for just a short time. Be the envy of all your drinking buddies and snag this one first and the call "dibs" on wearing it Saturday night.
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By Nick Sindt / Senior Shirt Correspondent
With the MLS season about to dawn, we at the Free Beer Movement thought we’d sit down and evaluate this season’s offerings for those who are unabashed kit-nerds like us. Hey it’s part of the US Soccer culture, right?
(I will do my damndest to refrain from lambasting the ALL ADIDAS ALL THE TIME motif in MLS. In truth that contract is great for the league, and thus the American game in general, but I’ve been drinking whilst composing this so I make no promises.)
To rate all of the kits (new and last year’s offerings that will be kept due to the two-year agreement between MLS and adidas) I will be making suggestions on what type of beer to toast each kit and its sponsor with:
Lowest of the Low = Macro-Brewers who produce flavored beers to be represented by Bud Light Lime. You’re on thin ice; one step away from being toasted with two 40oz-ers of Zima. Heretofore referred to as Bud Light Lime.
Below Average = Macro Brews like Miller Lite and Bud Light. You have your place and time, and I appreciate everything you did for me in college, but really it’s time to add some depth, nuance (Lime is not a nuance), and maturity to yourself just like I purport to have done. Heretofore referred to as Miller Lite.
Average = Macro-Micro Brews like Same Adams, Leinenkugels, etc. You’re pretty widely distributed because you’re easy on most palates but restaurants still up-charge you as if you’re a Micro-brew simply because you’re not Miller or Bud. Heretofore referred to as Sam Adams.
Above Average = Micro/Craft Breweries. Pick your favorite local small-time brewer’s year-round offerings and toast the kit designers for a job well done with your go-to grown-up beer. Heretofore referred to as New Glarus Moon Man.
Best of the Best = Seasonal Micro/Craft Brews that you wait all year long for and are willing to shell out the extra scratch for. It’s so good it’s worth it, so raise a glass with your best can/bottle/glass of suds because even if it’s not your team this is a classy shirt and deserves its due. Heretofore referred to as Surly Abrasive.
Eastern Conference
Chicago Fire
Home
Much improved effort on past years. The blue swath across the chest in place of the white makes this look a lot less rec-league – think about it every rec-league style kit template that all manufacturers put out is <Some Color> and White. The collar is a nice touch of class for an organization that is near and dear to my heart. The only downside is adidas continuing to kick us in the teeth with their three stripes down the sleeves and the sponsor; I’m happy Quaker is getting involved in the game and working to fight childhood obesity, but the quaker face and name does not inspire.
Kit = New Glarus Moon Man (but only just barely or barley, as it were)
Sponsor = Bud Light Lime
Away
Wow, if the home kit is much improved over past years, this is an SAT analogy where iPod : Record :: Chicago Fire 2012 Away Kit : X!!!! Hint: Burlap sack is the front-runner in a Gallup Poll, just ahead of Mitt Romney for the GOP nomination…I digress.
The navy shirt, as opposed to plain old white with some home color trim is miles ahead. Adding the horizontal Carolina Blue pin-striping broken up by the four six-pointed stars takes this to a whole new level. Sure you can find fault with the sponsor and the number of times the “Chicago” stars are found on the shirt (it is a touch “heavy-handed” in cooking terms), but overall this is a class shirt and I might have to take some money out of my daughter’s college fund to buy this thing. Well done adidas!
Kit = Surly Abrasive
Sponsor = Sam Adams
Columbus Crew
Home
Columbus’s home shirt is YELLOW with some black trim, we get it. 2012’s edition is a decent enough shirt with a collar to make it suitable for wearing out and about or to the golf course. Is it different from last year's? Yes, but who amongst you that isn’t a die-hard Crew fan would know that? Not many. Columbus’s new sponsor is a bit of a detractor as it takes away from the overall look and presentation of it all.
Kit = Miller Lite
Sponsor = Bud Light Lime
Away
As with Chicago’s Away Kit, Columbus’s is simply a wow all on its own. Adidas, I get what you’re trying to do here (throwback to the original MLS Crew shirt without being an exact match), I really do, but this is a miss/defect/travashammocery of Shakesperean proportions. Why do the Black and Yellow horizontal bars stop right above Chad Marshall’s nipples? I mean Sofia Vergara could ‘make it work’ but the beer swilling inhabitants of Crew Stadium…not so much. What happened to mostly black with some yellow trim? That kit would at least make me look trim.
Kit = Bud Light Lime
Sponsor = Bud Light Lime
DC United
Home
Glory Be!!!! There’s Red in them thar shirts. For the first time in a long time, DC United’s other color, red, gets to play more than a passing role in their home shirts. Not a fan of the weird neck/collar spikes, the bicep cuffs of color, but at least it’s not Black with White. The VW sponsorship not only adds to the shirt but it’s nice to have a major auto maker on the MLS’s side.
Kit = Miller Lite
Sponsor = Sam Adams
Away
It seems the theme for MLS clubs this year is to have a collar on at least one of the shirts. DC Unite obliges on their away kit, which has a nice red collar on a white shirt. For some reason this one bugs me but I can’t pinpoint why. The bicep cuffs and pit-stain trim are red and stand out nicely. Even the concussion I received from three stripes on the arm doesn’t bother me as bad with this shirt. Maybe it’s the complete package…Though, again it’s better than just White with Black.
Kit = Miller Lite
Sponsor = Sam Adams
Third
Utilizing 2011’s 3rd Kit, ALL RED with some black will return for cup competitions. Not a horrible offering, but with red shorts and socks it becomes a bit of an eyesore. What is it with DC and adidas that makes them stray from the original template of black shirt & socks or white shirt & socks with red shorts?
Kit = Miller Lite
Sponsor = Sam Adams
Houston Dynamo
Home
Houston retains the same kits from last season, which have a weird sunburst/Azteca sublimation that I’m not quite getting right now, but it looks decent. Other than the tangerine orange base the only thing this shirt has going on is the adidas trademark three-stripes (we get it already…), a white collar, and the sponsor logo: greenstar, whomever that is. Though I’m not getting the sublimated pattern, the simplicity of this kit is nice. Solid effort when paired with White shorts, in opposition to the solid colored shirt/shorts/socks combo most teams trot out. Plus it doubles as a golf shirt.
Kit = New Glarus Moon Man
Sponsor = Miller Lite
Away
Almost the exact opposite of the home kit, though the sublimated pattern is much more subtle if it’s even there at all…
Kit = New Glarus Moon Man
Sponsor = Miller Lite
Montreal Impact
Home
For the newest entrant into the parity that is MLS, adidas broke out a stop or two. To be honest I haven’t seen this template, yet, but I (and you) probably will on every team adidas outfits throughout Europe, Asia, and the US at some point in the next year or so. Adidas did touch it up with a full-body cross made of fleur-de-lises, of which only the fleur-de-lises represent the city of Montreal. This touch puts it above the offering for Vancouver last term, but well, well below Portland’s kits from their inaugural year.
Kit = Sam Adams
Sponsor = Miller Lite – thankfully someone else sponsors the Vancouver Canucks Whitecaps
Away
Holy Hell!!! Adidas has gone radical with the Away shirt for the new boys; opposite colors from the home shirt on the same template.
Kit = Bud Light Lime
Sponsor = Miller Lite – it adds that splash of red that you need ‘round February in the Great White North, whether you’ve put your neighbor through a wood chipper or slit your own wrists…
New England Revolution
Home
I’m too drunk and bored I can’t be bothered to comment other than there’s 3 colors in the v-neck!!!! The only thing that could make this kit worse is a boring, white-guy, suburbanite sponsor…oops there it is – "United Healthcare". At least the flag of New England redeems the back of the shirt.
Kit = Bud Light Lime
Sponsor = Zima
Away
Worse than the home kit. Makes me want to write an angry letter to the Revs front-office. How far you’ve come from the garish, AMERICA-FUCK-YEAH shirts from yesteryear.
Kit = Zima
Sponsor = Zima
New York Red Bulls
Home
Unlike last year’s patch-work design, this years is the Revs kit with less color. For some reason it doesn’t bother me AS much as the Revs, but I’m still pretty pissed if I’m an NYRB fan who bought last year’s shirt – might as well buy a white t-shirt and screen print your own crest and sponsor onto it.
Kit = Bud Light Lime
Sponsor = Bud Light Lime – the logo is way too big for the shirt and it duplicates design elements from the crest. Snore.
Away
No change from last year’s almost, but not quite as patch-work-y home shirt. The Navy blue is redeeming but the sponsor and adidas’s fascination with their three stripes impedes me from liking this one too much.
Kit = Miller Lite
Sponsor = Bud Light Lime
Philadelphia Union
Home
So the last two years, the Union have had a weird Star Trek: The Next Generation thing going on. This year they change it up a bit with a more modern interpretation on the solid center-swath of color. The baby blue trim interspersed with the navy base is a nice touch as is the Gold PSG/Center-swath of color. The authentic shirt has a “far-east” style collar that isn’t replicated on the replica shirt (come on adidas, make them one in the same already and quite with your pricing BS) which I haven’t decided on as of yet.
Kit = Sam Adams
Sponsor = Miller Lite – To have to explain this to every woman you encounter gives you an opportunity to grow the sport.("Bimbo? No... Beeembo.") To have to explain this to every woman you encounter makes you wish they had something more degrading, but at least respectable, like an escort service on the front of their shirts.
Away
Same template, but different colors (in a way that’s vastly different from the Montreal Impact). Not sure yet what my thoughts are on that blue being the basis of the jersey, but it continues to pique my interest and it might eventually really grow on me.
Kit = New Glarus Moon Man
Sponsor = Miller Lite
Toronto FC
Home
TFC keeps their Home kit from the previous season which is an Arsenal/West Ham/Aston Villa-esque shirt with a base of one color and sleeves of a different color. There’s nothing remarkable about this shirt but the graphite sleeves draw me in.
Kit = Sam Adams
Sponsor = Miller Lite – we’ve seen this before but in two colors instead of one.
Away
TFC also keeps their Away kit from the previous season, which is very similar to the new Crew Home shirt, except it’s not yellow. And it doesn't have the weird cross-breast tri-color barf-fest. The graphite collar on the white shirt gives this shirt an element of class not seen in other collared shirts adidas has put forth for Eastern Conference MLS foes.
Kit = Sam Adams….almost a Moon Man
Sponsor = Miller Lite
Sporting Kansas City
Home
Oh adidas and Sporting KC, how you missed the boat with this one. The new crest and ideology behind the club’s name is great. However, the kit having a seam mimicking the crest without a color differentiation (however slight) is a big mistake. Without a color differentiation, the seam representing the border between Kansas and Missouri is unfathomable unless you inappropriately invade the shirt wearer’s personal space. You’re so close to being above average, but just not enough nuance on this to make it a great kit. Hurts to think that a shade or two darker on one side of the kit takes you from being toasted with a Sammy to a Surly Abrasive, doesn’t it?
Kit = Sam Adams…almost a Surly Abrasive
Sponsor = N/A
Away
Similar to Montreal with opposite colors on the same template, but this one is classier in its subtlety. I still wish there was color variation between the Kansas and Missouri portions of the shirt.
Kit = Sam Adams…almost a Surly Abrasive
Sponsor = N/A
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Scarves up. Pints up.
Combine a soccer team with an iconic East Coast beer and we're sold. The Baltimore Bohemians will make their professional debut during the 2012 United Soccer League season.
National Bohemian Beer began brewing in Baltimore back in 1885 and the one-eyed, mustachoed "Mr. Boh" has been a symbol for the beer since 1916. "Natty Boh" is considered the official beer of Baltimore since is being served at Memorial Stadium in the 1960s.
Two weeks ago the club announced their partnership with Pabst Brewing Co. (which now owns the brand) to sponsor the team and just this week the club revealed their jerseys and scarves with Baltimore's beer featured prominently.
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As soccer in America grows so does the call for quality, stylish lifestyle apparel. We've all got our jerseys, scarves, and team specific Snuggies, but those have their time and place limitations. Thankfully soccer fans have great options with companies like Bumpy Pitch and Objectivo (maker of the FBM shirt!).
But there's a new kid on the block and he's a design machine. Introducing Ebun Olaloye and his brand, "Live Breathe Futbol", who's name implies that his shirts are for soccer fans both on and off the pitch; for those who's obsession with the game is a lifestyle choice. Olaloye makes shirts that work in game and at the bars.
We were lucky enough to get a few shirts from LBF and can attest to their comfort and style. Ebun was also gracious enough to answer a bunch of questions about where LBF came from, his thought process behind each shirt, and what's next for the company.
Read on....
Ebun
Free Beer Movement: Tell me a little about yourself. Who are you? Your background in design? Your background in your love of soccer?
Live Breathe Futbol: My name is Ebun and I’m a 21 year old architecture student at Temple University in Philadelphia. My obsession with design started when I was a child. I drew on the walls of my parent’s living room and on any blank surface I could find. In the 9th grade a friend saw my sketch of a t-shirt and asked me to make it for him. Since then I became obsessed with designing t-shirts and my sophomore year I made a new t-shirt every day to wear to school.
My love of soccer started in Nigeria where I was born. I grew up watching the Super Eagles and playing soccer with my friends during recess at school. I quickly became obsessed to the point where I’d disobey my father and stay out on the field much longer than I was allowed to. I always got in trouble for it, but to me getting to play for an extra hour or two was worth the reprimand.
FBM:Where did LBF come from? Why did you start it? How did it start?
The shirt that started it all.
LBF: My sophomore year in college I painted a t-shirt with Cristiano Ronaldo on it. It was bold, unrefined and unlike anything I’d ever seen. I got tons of complements on the shirt even from people who had no idea who he was. And shortly after I made a shirt with Kaka hoisting the Ballon d’Or trophy the year he won it. LBF still didn’t exist at this point; I was just painting shirts with my favorite players on them. One day, I was in class and drew a t-shirt in my sketchbook that had the words “Live Breathe Futbol” on it. I thought it sounded cool and got two dozen shirts printed up. All my friends at pick up soccer bought the shirts within a few days. At that point I hadn’t decided on a name for the brand, but ended up sticking with “Live Breathe Futbol” because there is no question about what it means; it is as direct as can be. If you see anyone wearing a shirt that says Live Breathe Futbol, you immediately know what their life is like.
I started LBF as a response to a fascinating phenomenon I witnessed firsthand at Temple University and other surrounding colleges. Everywhere my friends and I went to play there were a group of guys from all over the world who were playing soccer daily just because they loved the game. The conversations on the sidelines were all about soccer as well, so LBF is my way of championing this soccer-driven lifestyle that so many people across the world live.
FBM: What is the philosophy/beliefs behind LBF?
LBF: LBF operates under two core beliefs, with one relating to design and the other to futbol. LBF’s design philosophy is that a sport as beautiful and colorful as soccer needs a brand that provides fans with beautiful, well-designed gear that is culturally relevant to the sport. I haven’t seen a brand that makes soccer apparel that gets me super excited. My goal is to make LBF that brand for people. I want to design shirts that make people go absolutely nuts the same way they do when they see an amazing goal.
LBF’s futbol philosophy is sort of split into two parts. The first part has to do with the divisiveness of futbol as a sport. As an Arsenal fan, I am morally obligated to dislike Tottenham, etc… However, I feel the same joy as a Spurs fan when our teams win, and the same agony when our teams lose. My goal is to unite futbol fans based on our collective love and passion for the game. The second part of the philosophy has to do with championing the futbol players who play for the love of the game. My friends and I have never earned a dime from playing futbol, yet we’ve spent hundreds of dollars on league fees and driven hundreds of miles just to play futbol. I think it’s time that amateur players get some shine.
FBM: Inside each of your shirts reads, “This garment is designed with the history, character, and flair of the beautiful game in mind. Wear with pride. Remember it’s about moments.” Tell me what that means to you and what it means to the wearer of your shirts.
LBF: When I started LBF I wanted to make each piece mean something to the person who ends up wearing the shirt. The reason for printing the quote on the inside of the shirt is to remind the wearer that LBF isn’t just a brand that’s making cool t-shirts. Each design begins somewhere real, whether it’s a momentous game, a legendary player, or an emotion that resonates with every supporter. That way, you’re wearing something with a bit of history and character. Some people buy things based solely on aesthetics, and others buy for sentimental reasons. I just wanted to ensure that regardless of why you buy an LBF shirt you remember the moments that inspired its creation.
LBF: Winning the Philadelphia Union‘s contest was immense for both LBF and me as young designer. My good friend, Jeff, sent me the link to the contest. I am not a huge fan of design contests because the talent out there is so amazing that it can be discouraging to even try at all. However, at the time of the contest I was in a mindset where I wanted to really challenge myself as a designer and see how I fared in comparison to other designers.
My goal with the Union contest was to create something that was culturally relevant to both Philadelphia as a city and the Union as a new part of the city’s sports identity. After a few iterations in my sketchbook, I decided that a hand drawn design was the best approach to capturing the classic and iconic look that best describes Philadelphia. Fortunately, the design resonated with people enough to make it the winner. I got the chance to stand on the field at PPL Park in front of 19,000 people. It was very special, too, because I got to share the moment with my friends.
FBM: How can fashion influence American soccer culture? What part does it play in American soccer culture?
I think fashion can influence American soccer culture if iconic American brands like Ralph Lauren and Tommy Hilfiger embrace American soccer and promote the game with their clothing. By doing this, they expose people who never watched a game of soccer to the wonderful sport the same way Ralph Lauren did with his POLO line.
LBF Spring Fashion Show
Fashion’s role in American soccer culture can be looked at from two angles. The first is on the scale of the national team. American pride is on display at stadiums with flags waving and countless U.S. jerseys with “Donovan” and “Dempsey” written across the backs. However, this is a bit problematic because Nike wins in all of this. American soccer simply needs more fashion brands creating gear that people can wear in support of the national team. I honestly get a bit tired of seeing the same jerseys over and over again. A cool t-shirt is more versatile and more stylish than a jersey.
Fashion also shows the diversity in American soccer culture. I know a ton of guys who wear jerseys from countries they aren’t from just to show their support for or admiration of players from those countries. It is really inspiring to see how diverse American soccer fans are. I imagine this doesn’t happen in many other places in the world.
FBM: What’s upcoming for LBF? Any hints to the summer line?
LBF: There’s quite a lot upcoming for LBF. So far the brand has been run entirely by me, and in order to take it to the next level, I’ve teamed up with a good friend of mine who’s also soccer crazy to get things going. We also started an inter-collegiate league that features 24 universities in the tri-state area (NJ, DE, PA) called the Live Breathe Futbol Premier League. We will also launch a new website that’s pretty cool along with the summer line.
The summer line is going to be very relaxed. A lot of the pieces are understated and a departure from the graphically intense designs that the brand is known for. Summer is about kicking back, relaxing with your friends and not having a care in the world. The shirts will reflect that without losing the essence of living and breathing futbol.
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The brainchild of two former professional soccer players, Bumpy Pitch is setting the standard for off-the-field soccer style. Founded in 2004 by ten-year MLS veteran Brian "Dunny" Dunseth and Ben "Beans" Hooper, who spent time playing in Holland, Bumpy Pitch has established itself at the forefront of soccer fashion beyond the jersey and training gear. But Bumpy Pitch is more that just a high-quality t-shirt company, they're the promoters of the soccer culture and lifestyle that exists in orbit around the game. And that's where their other website, The Original Winger, comes into play. While BP focuses on the apparel-side, TOW is the documenter and promoter of the culture and lifestyle that is weaving their way into mainstream America's head.
The Los Angeles-based company (with Ace Harrison also as a partner) is getting love from soccer fans, professional soccer players, and celebrities the world over. Part of these shirts' appeal is their high-quality, but mostly its about what's on the front of each; and that's American soccer history.
Bumpy Pitch has saved a little slice of the sport's history on each one of their shirts, rescued the North American Soccer League from the dustbin of time, and, in some cases, brought century-old clubs into the soccer consciousness.
"Beans" was more than happy to sit down and pound out a few answers for the Free Beer Movement about Bumpy Pitch, where they came from, their mission, where they're going, and about The Original Winger and its role in this whole sha-bang.
1) Where did the idea come from for Bumpy Pitch? How did the company get started?
The idea for Bumpy Pitch and the start for the company were all very simple. We didn’t feel like there was any fashionable / lifestyle clothes that represented for soccer. So we decided we would make some. The early stuff we made was mostly for ourselves and friends, and was incredibly basic. But the idea was there and we believed in the idea of the “lifestyle of soccer.”
2) If you ask a lot of soccer fans they say that “soccer is young in America,” but the shirts you make tell a different story. Why is looking into the past of American soccer important for its future? I think the growth of the sport may be in its early stages here in the States, but the sport itself
has a pretty rich history in America. As the sport continues to grow here, we thought it was important to understand where the sport has come from before we could fully embrace where it’s headed. Besides, the stories, histories and imagery from these old teams are pretty amazing.
3) How do BP and The Original Winger work together to promote the game and its ties to fashion?
I think that what we do with both Bumpy Pitch and The Original Winger is about more than just fashion. Obviously fashion drives a lot of what we do, but it’s more the lifestyle of the sport that we really push. Fashion plays a big part in the lifestyle, and since we design and produce clothes that are an obvious focus for us. But we are a lifestyle driven company, more than just a clothing company.
4) BP has garnered some pretty high profile wearers of your shirts. People like Steve Nash, several members of the USMNT, Tom Morello, even Ryan Seacrest. What is it about BP that appeals to not just soccer fans, but a larger cross section of America?
I think the quality of the shirts is the first thing. We spent quite a bit of time developing the shirts and getting them exactly how we wanted them. Everything from picking the type of cotton that is used, the cut of the shirts, and the treatments to get them to feel as soft as they do. I think people pick up on that quality. I also think a lot of people appreciate the stories that are associated with the shirts.
5) You write on your site that the focus of soccer has always been about what’s on the pitch and almost nothing beyond that and that BP and TOW is about changing that. What does the scene look like several years after having started BP?
It’s still a challenge to get people to look at things in a different light, but things have definitely changed from when we first started talking about the lifestyle side of things. We get a lot of incredible feedback from people who appreciate our approach to things so we know we are doing something right.
6) Tell us about your current collection.
The original shirts we did were inspired by the history of soccer in the US. We featured teams such as the Fall River Marksmen and Bethlehem Steel which date as far back as the late 1890’s. We also had some teams from the NASL days. So history was a big part of what we have done so far. We’ll continue to feature some of the older team inspired shirts while we continue to introduce new designs and products.
7) When is the next collection rolling out for BP? Can you give us any clues to what it will be about? Or what teams might be featured?
We’re currently releasing a couple shirts a month right now and plan to continue doing things that way as opposed to one collection every few months. We also have some products we have been working on for awhile that we will be releasing like hoodies, polos, etc. As for the theme or direction, it’s kind of fluid. We come up with ideas we like and then go from there, as opposed to trying to make something fit within a pre-defined theme. We’ve got some pretty incredible new shirts in the works as well as brand new products.
8) So far what’s the coolest shirt, in your opinion, that BP has put out?
I really like the ones featuring the old teams like Fall River Marksmen and the Brooklyn Wanderers. These teams date way back, and also didn’t have any logos that we could find so we got to design the logos based on what we thought a logo should look like for these teams.
We also did a shirt with Nick Egan that blends soccer, punk music and 1970’s London. Collaborating with Nick was a lot of fun, and I’m really happy about how we were able to mesh the different elements without watering down the message.
9) TOW just started a really interesting feature called, Soccer in America, can you talk a little about that project; where the idea came from, what’s the goal, and how it’s going so far?
The easy answer is we are fans of photography and soccer and we wanted to combine those elements. The deeper answer is that we wanted to explore the culture of soccer in America via photography. We are all a part of the greater soccer culture here, but the way that looks in Southern California might look very different in some ways to how that looks in the northeast and so on. The series has been incredible so far. Getting to see soccer images taken from people around the country will never get old for me, and hopefully it helps continue to build the community.
10) A few selfish, and pretty slanted, questions for the FBM. What is it about seeing a live soccer game and having a cold beer in your hand that makes everything seem right with the world?
It’s kind of like peanut butter and jelly. They compliment one another and just fit together perfectly.
11) How cool would a Free Beer Movement shirt look in your next collection? (feel free to respond with “no comment”)
I actually have the basis of a design for a BP x FBM t-shirt, and I think it would look pretty rad.
In most cases, artists from the Network have collaborated with current and former players to create their artwork. The first artist being featured is a little more unique as he happens to be a world-class player as well. FC Dallas and USA National Team player Brek Shea, has painted his own design titled “No Shelter.” The 
