U.S. Soccer: Relating the New Slogan to the Country, Team, and Fans

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Published: June 15, 2011

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Indivisible.

Isn't that the conspicuous cliche that we are supposed to say now when we are referencing our U.S. National team in any public forum? That is what sets us apart from the rest (according to Soccer Goddess Nike). As I tried to decode what these few letters on our alternate jersey were, I thought to myself, "What should our team slogan be?" The Comeback Kids, David vs. Goliath, Butler Basketball—the list went on and on. 

Not once did the slogan Nike stuffed in our mouths, "Indivisible," come to mind. 

And why should it have? As a soccer nation, we might be the country furthest from the definition of "indivisible." In fact, if binary fission was a phrase in the sports world, we would be a biological powerhouse. Soccer is just one of the many sports we offer here in the US of A and it is not even close to the most popular. With the fan base being split up by so many different sports, I can't think of a word that would be worse to describe American soccer. 

As for the team itself, "indivisible" is not exactly a word I would use to describe the squad's recent struggles. Defenders have been exchanged, flip-flopped and swapped so often that I can't even remember the last time we had a solid back four. Against Spain in the International Friendly, did we ever even show a glimpse of playing like one complete cell, incapable of being separated, fazed, or undetermined? Even against Guadeloupe, I felt as though I was watching 11 good players on the pitch—not one great team. Indivisible? Please.

Finally, the most important part of any soccer nation in the world is the support, and I am sorry to announce that currently, we are not indivisible. The primary point of any fan base is to positively support a team through every possible outcome. The fan base is directly connected to the the team and these two sides must be mutually indivisible, supporting each other through thick and thin.
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