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D.C. United Unveils New Road Uniforms

New Road Kit Unifies Black-and-Red’s Overall Look

CHANTILLY, VA - D.C. United, in conjunction with adidas, announced today plans for the Black-and-Red to don a new away kit for the 2003 season. After enjoying the performance and comfort of their newly designed home uniforms in 2002, which included a change to adidas's ClimaLite technology, D.C. United decided to implement the same look for their away kits next season.

"We're very pleased with the look and feel of the new kits," said United Technical Director Dave Kasper. "adidas did a great job designing uniforms that will allow our players maximum comfort in addition to continuing the club's on-field identity branding." There are very few changes in the kit, with both the base color for the jersey and shorts remaining white. The biggest difference is the subtraction of the three broad red bars across the middle of the jersey, which will be replaced by adidas's signature "three stripes" in black across the middle of the top, as well as on the sleeves. Red will also be prominent on the new uniforms, providing patches that highlight the sides of both the jersey and shorts.

The new road shirts and the current black kits will be the only uniforms D.C. United dons during the 2003 MLS season. The three-time MLS Cup Champions have decided to drop the red alternate third kits that were debuted during the 2002 campaign.

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