First off, THANK YOU to everyone for contributing to our first poll! With a couple hundred (now at ~400) more votes/suggestions on our poll, we’ve made further changes.
As we said before, the US Men’s team is without a nickname and we are working to find one that sticks. In order to keep up with our growing community, we’ve introduced a system of relegation/promotion for votable names. The latest names to be relegated were “New Boots” and “Independence”. Newly added are “The United” and “Stars”. Since I made the changes this morning, there have already been several votes for each of the new names.
If you have another name in mind, please submit. We can make history! Feel free to get creative. Just know that we’ve already dismissed the following…
The Pussycat Dolls
The Hamburgers
The Ponzies
The Nukes
The Bald Eagles
The Clan
PS: There has been some discussion about the pre-existence of “The Yanks” as a team nickname. This is not entirely true. The name was popularized by the English a while back and it may, if we so chose, be adopted by actual USMNT supporters as the official name. Some people have argued that the name is self-deprecating, while others see it as a perfect fit. You may notice that votes are fairly even at this point. We will tally all votes at the end of January, followed by one final set of changes. Two will be voted off, and two will be added. Our hope is to have a name chosen by the end of February so that we can get official shirts printed as we head into spring.
Thank you for your votes, suggestions, and comments!
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the capitals
the revolution
operation iraqi freedom
manifest destiny
the world police
the booty assassins
the wu-tang clan
the best from the west
the tea baggers
mcdonalds
the illegal combatants
the new york yankees
the Americans
whatever our choice, we will never be as cool as black star
“don’t tread on this”
i got mad names!
whats thee prize? i have cool name of team!!!
…Striker Club!!! no matter what the name is there will be lots of haters- so might as well make the name bad-ass! 1Love.
ps- love my tee. can i have some more stickers? holler.1
BNB! BNB! BNB!
Robb came up with the BEST names last night. lol!
too bad so many cool names are used by the military…yeesh.
onelove! ELLAS!
I like what C Demps put on the table, though I agree, Black Stars will be tough to beat.
Stars and Stripes
The Yanks
The States
The Colony
The Original 13 States/Colonies, the original 13
1776 or 76′ers (already taken)
Sam’s Army
1492 or the 92’s
July 4th, the fours, or the fourth
The New World
The Santa Marias
Amerigo Vespucci
The Gas Guzzlers. You could call them “The Guzzlers” for short, which everybody would love.
WHAT!? “new boots” gets no love!? thats messed up…
i’m taking this matter to twitter.
and thisis50.
haha Vespucci! who is this??
-D10S
Wow its about time they got a name.. I love soccer with all my life.. Its my passion.. Sccer it all I live for.. Its cool they they are getting a nick name.. every tiam needs one
i agree with Jimmy! either way there’s gonna b haters…whatever tho. they hate on Becks, they hated on Jesus…Yeesh. THEY hate! thx for bringin the LOVE! can i get some die cut stickerz?????
C Demps- “the Americans” is pre-tee-good. WU-TANG…insane.
i though NEW BOOTS would cause a proper riot lol. speaking of which…the “riot scarf” is in production! stay tuned…
-J
FRONT LINE STRIKERS beat that…
America United
Scorpians
United FC
JRV, I hear of you! I like that you are doing this. Are the “new boots” of spanish leather?
I hope i meet you. I am a soccer player.
Just like Gourcuff said in his suggestions: The Yanks. Its what the football-mad English call the Americans n face it: if Football-mad England calls them The Yanks or Yanks for short, the whole world is gona catch on sooner or later. I go for The Yanks or yanks for short – simple and affective!
N u can’t call them United FC or anything with FC on the end cos they not a Football Club dudes…
SCOREpians!! lol thats a good one.
USA will beast on ENGLAND btw. 1950! read soccernomics, or don’t but you’ll see that england can’t win.
ELAS!
HAHA totally. england will not can not win. i read that stat. USA will do fine in the big picture, we got plenty of time to get good at soccer…football…futbol…ball. whatever get it?? just play and play again, repeat…simple math.
foot+ball=football
it’s tough. but utterly true…saying “soccer” while speaking n notther languages sound funny. even british accent “soccer” sounds wierd. i like football club…it is football club. and soccer club.
ROMARIO44 – The word ’soccer’ comes from England. It’s a strange abbreviated version of the word “association,” as in “association football.” It stems from an old Rugby beef in the UK. But still, I hear you. Football IS more appropriate.
I like the Yanks!
And new boots!
I love the art! Miss you Seb and Jamie!
what up Jaci! Hoboken is in the building! onelove sis.
ahvalhouli- no way. i guess that makes sense thanks!..so who do you guys think will shine in south africa 2010????????
n also- you guys should should make a poll of like 5 top best world cup goals and have people vote on that! just don’t ruin the video with crap music and corny ass fades lol. i hate youtube sometimes. 1love.
New Boots or the Yanks. its official. one.
I think that we should take our guidance from David Letterman. In 1991 one of his top 10s was Canadians top 10 nicknames for Americans. Here they are:
10. Skinny bacon lovers
9. Willard-watchers
8. Continent hogs
7. Unmounties
6. Surfboard-riding goofballs
5. Individually wrapped cheese slice junkies
4. Upper Mexicans
3. Pizza-gorged convertible jockeys
2. Star-spangled sissy boys
1. Sununus
My favorites are the unmounites and the continent hogs.
Hah. I like Continent Hogs.
upper mexicans haha
i got an idea or two…when will we know the winner??
also, can you do a poll of stage by stage projected team pics? AND WHY?
like who’s gonna be in the final and WHY.
i personally think an African nation will make it very far…(hint GHANA) but i can’t explain exactly why yet. i just know. i’d be curious to hear people back up their “bets”
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onelove
This is retarded, are you guys going to actually call the USMNT these names. You guys do know that they already have nicknames in “The Yanks” and the “Red, White, and Blue”? Right? C’mon now would you guys really call them the “New Boots”?
“The Yanks” was given to us by the English. We need our own name and “Red, White, and Blue” is too long. I have to agree with you on New Boots, but maybe you can suggest something that really pops. A definitive word. I like the Stars. Or the United. Those are my personal favorites.
i think Brandon has a great point. but even greater is the fact that a nickname is not a permanent fixture. Nothing is or should be static in this game…keep it creative on all levels! play beautiful, and surprise all haters (homegrown and abroad!)
good work guys we are digging the site. onelove.
-D.R.
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