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The Union\u2019s new third jersey has been a rather poorly<\/a> kept<\/a> secret<\/a> for a few weeks, but now it\u2019s official.<\/p>\n An off-white shirt with a lot of vibrant trim, it pays tribute to the entire Philadelphia professional sports landscape. The centerpiece is the word \u201cPHILLY\u201d in block letters, in front of a depiction of the Center City<\/a> skyline; the neck and sleeve cuffs have stripes in Flyers orange, Phillies red, Sixers blue, and Eagles green.<\/p>\n The Union\u2019s snake logo sits where the crest usually goes on a jersey, and a lower corner of the shirt depicts that snake in front of a stylized Liberty Bell.<\/p>\n As with a lot of soccer apparel these days, it\u2019s designed to be seen around town as much as at the stadium. And as with the Union\u2019s 1776-themed main jersey<\/a> for this year and next year \u2014 full of images of historic city landmarks \u2014 it might not be for everyone beyond the Philadelphia region.<\/p>\n But it should appeal to fans around here, especially casual followers looking to buy some Union merchandise. If they don\u2019t all know that the snake on the crest spot has been part of the team\u2019s logo for years, they certainly will understand a jersey with \u201cPHILLY\u201d front and center.<\/p>\n \u00bb READ MORE: Cavan Sullivan and the Union won\u2019t win the Leagues Cup this year, but they\u2019ll still gain something big<\/a><\/p>\n Union fans will also recognize the usual Bimbo Bakeries sponsorship logo, but this time it\u2019s on the back side instead of the front. The necktag has a stylized version of the MLS logo from the league\u2019s early years.<\/p>\n This is the first time since 2014 that the Union have had a third jersey. Back then, they had one of the most famous items in club history: a black shirt with white and red trim that paid tribute to the Bethlehem Steel dynasty<\/a> of a century ago.<\/p>\n MLS went away from third jerseys for a while, but resumed in 2024 with a rotation of a select number of teams each year. This time is finally the Union\u2019s turn. (The one exception to the rotation is Inter Miami, which has gotten a third kit each year since 2024 to profit from Lionel Messi.)<\/p>\n The Union and Adidas, which makes all the jerseys leaguewide, also released a jacket in the same off-white color. It has the snake crest on the front and Philly logo on the back in the team\u2019s traditional navy blue.<\/p>\n \u00bb READ MORE: For Larry Berg, a life in soccer became \u2018a calling\u2019 in quest to be MLS commissioner<\/a><\/p>\n Both items are now available at MLS\u2019s official online store, MLSStore.com<\/a>, adidas.com<\/a>, and at the Subaru Park shop. Expect to pay around $160 for the authentic version, $100 for the replica version, and $80 for children\u2019s sizes.<\/p>\n The Union will wear the new jersey for the first time on Wednesday, when they host Messi\u2019s Inter Miami in the highest-profile game of the regular season.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Listen to article \u2022\u00a00:00 min The Union\u2019s new third jersey has been a rather poorly kept secret for…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":264671,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[69,71,70,111734],"class_list":["post-264670","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-philadelphia","tag-philadelphia","tag-philadelphia-headlines","tag-philadelphia-news","tag-philadelphia-union-third-jersey-buy-online"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/264670","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=264670"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/264670\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/264671"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=264670"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=264670"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=264670"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}