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🎬 @m00kie59 and I are filming an ep of Away Days in Seattle on 03/19 when @GoBallardFC host @SpokaneVelocity
🍔 Lunch at Dick’s with @benjiwade?
❓Is there an SG we should meet? Where should we stay? What else should we visit while in Seattle?
👕 Number 1
▪️ Greggo from @FTCUTD made @oaklandrootssc home shirt by @Charly_USA_ his number one shirt of 2024. ▪️Seven out of nine panelists gave it a Top 10 ranking and this remarkably beautiful and vibrant shirt won Top Top of 2024 with the best average rank of 8.4
👕 Number 2
▪️ @mplscitysc ’s shirts by @info_stimulus always come correct - this year’s “feather-ific” entry into the Top Tops flew high didn’t let us down. It comes in at number two with an average ranking of 10.8
👕 Number 3
▪️ @SFCityFC’s “Wild Parrots of Telegraph Hill” shirt by @icarus_football received Number 1 votes from @JoshuaRDuder & @toeswiggle; it comes in 3rd with an average ranking of 11.4
👕 Number 4
▪️ @carolinaascent rocked these colorful shirts by @capellisport and made their way down to Number 4 in our Top Tops list. The shirt had an average ranking of 13.2 from our guest panel.
👕 Number 5
▪️ @ChicagoHouse_AC comes in at Number 5 with their “Ultimate” Home Jersey by @diazafootball . This amazing shirt averaged 14.9 in the rankings.
👕 Number 6
▪️ @capellisport turned more than a few heads with this effort for @LoudounUnitedFC which earned a Number 6 spot with an average ranking of 17 from the panelists.
👕 Number 7
▪️ This year, @Union_Omaha smashed USL League One and looked great doing it! Their “Black Glow” shirt by @hummelNAmerica comes in at Number 7 with an average rank of 17.2
👕 Number 8
▪️ @SFGlensSC rocked an Irish heritage pattern on their goalkeeper shirts, Guinness Away, and Guinness Home tops that resulted in one of the year’s most celebrated kit trios - this shirt by Lexa Sport earned an average ranking of 17.6 and slots in at Number 8.
👕 Number 9
▪️ @PlayerLayer ’s shirt for @VermontGreenFC is made from 100% recycled plastic and was designed by the club’s co-founder, Matthew Wolff. It breaks in at Number 9 in this year’s Top Tops and averaged 17.7 in the rankings
👕 Number 10
▪️ @SiouxFallsCity come into the Top Tops at Number Ten with the colorful “Elevate Jersey” by @hummelNAmerica . It averaged 18 by the panelists.
👕 Number 11
▪️@GoBallardFC’s masterpiece by @inariasoccer finished just outside the top ten with an average ranking from the panelists of 18.2
▪️@SouthernSylvs of @SheaButterFC voted this Number 1
▪️Brett Mullinex of @KITSZN also voted Number 1
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👕 Number 12
▪️ @OneKnoxSC hits the Top Tops at Number 12 with their “Sunsphere Kit” by @hummelNAmerica , which features Knoxville’s most iconic landmark - it averaged 18.7 by our panelists
👕 Number 13
▪️Voted Number One by Nicole Arias, “I love this retro style of kit. Reminds me a lot of the old Serie A Kappa kits.” @MenaceSoccer94 ’s 30th Season White Jersey by @hummelNAmerica finished number 13 with an average ranking of 19.2
👕 Number 14
▪️ Newcomer to the lower league soccer scene, @richmondivysc , already dropped a classic with this top by @hummelNAmerica . It finished 14th with an average ranking of 19.3
With New Year’s right around the corner, Dan takes a look back at lower league soccer 2024 and highlights the highs and lows.
What do you think he should have added to his list?
protagonistsoccer.com/covera…
🤝 Due to popular demand, we’ve added a few more nominees to bring our total to 50.
🫵 But now you all have to wait a little longer because our 10 panelists from @FTCUTD, @SheaButterFC, @theUSLshow, @KITSZN et all, have lives too!