Major League Soccer’s 31st season is nearly upon us, and fans across the league are busy offering takes. Takes on roster building, on relevance, on playoff potential. And, of course, on kits.
It at times feels like there is nothing soccer fans across the globe like more than discussing kits and kit culture. Supporters, even those entirely bereft of any fashion sense to speak of, start offering up terms normally reserved for the catwalk come release day.
In that spirit, I, a man who can barely dress myself, have taken a shot at assembling what I consider to be the five most interesting MLS kits – good and bad – of the 2026 season.
A new old look in San Jose
View image in fullscreen The San Jose Earthquakes’ Dead Kit. Photograph: MLS
San Jose’s so-called Dead Kit pays homage to one of modern music’s most influential acts, Bay Area legends the Grateful Dead. The colorful, tie-dye design is complimented by the Dead’s logo, along with the band’s wordmark at the rear of the collar.
View image in fullscreen Lithuanian men’s basketball, the peak of style in 1992.
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