Pageantry. Honor. Tradition. Glory. You may think the World Cup is the Beautiful Game’s ultimate title, reflecting these characteristics in a way few other sporting events can. Well, my friend, you’d be mistaken. Have you heard of the American Family Insurance Cup?
The AmFam Cup is back on the docket for the second year running, after an inaugural match last June saw the Five Stripes defeat C.F. Pachuca in a 3-2 thriller and hoist a not very cup-shaped Spike trophy, adding some hardware and hanging a banner in a season when nothing else could. No better event could coincide with the reveal of the latest piece of fabric we’ll all be clamoring (or complaining) about.