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Union Players Become Walking Bagel Advertisements
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The new Union jerseys have Thomas as the sponsor:
The 2023 For Philly kit is here 🐍
👉 https://t.co/Ac74LkZYec #DOOP | #ForPhilly pic.twitter.com/m5lmZn1zEN
— Philadelphia Union (@PhilaUnion) February 15, 2023
These is the secondary kit, so they’ll still have the Bimbo sponsor as their primary.
The kits themselves look pretty cool, I just can’t get over the fact that professional athletes have to run around with a fucking bagel brand on their jerseys. And who cares about english muffins anyway? Only the English care.
Sure, Bimbo’s local HQ is in Horsham, and they’ve been a good partner for the Union going all the way back to 2011, but jersey sponsors are SO CORNY. If I buy a jersey, it can only have three things on it: the team logo, a name, and a number. There can be no baked goods sponsor, no Apple TV on the sleeve, no Crypto.com on the chest, none of that stuff. Enough already. Fire jersey sponsors into the sun. I hate Capitalism and will vote for Bernie in 2026.
Kevin has been writing about Philadelphia sports since 2009. He spent seven years in the CBS 3 sports department and started with the Union during the team's 2010 inaugural season. He went to the academic powerhouses of Boyertown High School and West Virginia University. email - k.kinkead@sportradar.com