Spilled milk? Bird poop? Sperm? Minnesota United's new jersey gets plenty of feedback
The Loons released its new "Convergence" kit on Friday ahead of the kick off of the 2025 MLS regular season next Saturday.
The new addition to their jersey rotation takes the place of their popular "Northern Lights Kit," which featured a base white jersey with a mixture of colors emulating the northern lights over the top half.
The new "Convergence" jersey features a "dappled duotone that resembles the confluence of the Mississippi and Minnesota Rivers."
The club's previous two jerseys, the "Northern Lights" released in 2023 and the "Starry Night" released in 2024, were well received by fans.
The newest jersey has been met with a much more mixed reaction, with the gushing waters down the center of the jersey being likened to vomit, spilled milk, bird poop and, yes, spermatozoa.
Users on BlueSky were a little more harsh with their critiques, with the presumably extremely virile user @loggiberra.bsky.social saying, "Looks like jizz fellas."
Another user said it looked like "someone spilled milk on the jersey." Others, such as @littlebitbetter.bsky.social, were a bit more fair with their analysis, saying: "Is ok. Hard because the last two were just sooooo good."
Soccer media outlet Six One Five Soccer ranked all 32 new MLS jerseys this year, with Minnesota United's new effort coming in at No. 18.
"This isn't my favorite Minnesota United kit from recent years, but their color scheme is fantastic and they always try something out of the box. Points for not sticking with something generic," wrote Ben Wright in his rankings.
ESPN placed the Loons new jersey at No. 12 in their MLS jersey power rankings.
"The Loons are working with a great set of fundamentals. They have a great color combination, plenty of Minnesota imagery at their disposal and one of the best crests in all of MLS, so it's a little disappointing when their kit is anything but a smash hit. This isn't that, but it is still a nice effort," wrote Ryan Rosenblatt.
"The blue looks good as ever with the black and the collar is a nice touch, even if it'd be better to have it go all the way around to the bottom of the neck. It'd be nice if MNUFC found a way to incorporate a smidge of red somewhere, as a nod to the red eye of the loon in their crest, which is one of the best details anywhere in the league."
Minnesota United begin their 2025 season Saturday, February 22 at LAFC. Kick off is scheduled for 3:30 p.m. CT.
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