So Long Ugly MLS Cup! Hello Tiff & Co.
Maybe now the MLS cup will actually be a cup!
http://www.goal.com/en/Articolo.aspx?ContenutoId=937882
It was announced today the the league has redesigned and renamed the MLS Cup trophy to the Philip F. Anschutz Trophy, effective immediately.
According to an official MLS release, the trophy ‘reflects the traditions of the game, while providing a dynamic and forward-looking design.’ The trophy will be given out for the first time on November 23rd at this year’s championship game in Los Angeles.
who's betting they thought/were hoping beckham and donovan would be lifting the new cup this season.. lol
'The cup also features a map at the base, with a star signifying every MLS city.'
We'll see...
If there is the 'traditional' 1985 'Soccer' ball on it anywhere, they have failed... Good job MLS.
It's gonna need to be modified year-after-year until it's rammed with stars.Originally Posted by The Kingpin
"The cup also features a map at the base, with a star signifying every MLS city."
I'm having a really hard time imagining how this won't be ugly.
I'm having a hard time imagining this being any worse than the current one.
have to see the new design... but this is very good news!
who cares what it's called or what it looks like... lets win it next year.
Like renaming it matters, everyone will still call it the MLS cup. It's currently called the Alan I. Rothenberg Trophy, and we all see how much that name gets used.
Rothenberg Trophy doesn't have such a great ring to it does it???
Maybe the Alan Cup? Whatever...
The Cup...
I sorta proposed we call it the Alan before, but since it's now switched to Anschultz, I guess we call 'er Phil.
But regardless -- we win it, or nothing matters.
That's the US open Cup that you're thinking of. The MLS Cup doesn't have a name.
Last edited by Oldtimer; 10-29-2008 at 11:02 AM.
MLS is a tough, physical league, that emphasizes speed, and features plastic fields, grueling travel, extreme weather, and incompetent refs. - NK Toronto
The US Open Cup is named after Lamar Hunt. The old MLS Cup trophy was indeed named after Rothenburg.
Regardless, the playoff tournament and championship game will always be referred to as MLS Cup.
Nice looking trophy though. Looks a lot better than the rip-off Vince Lombardi trophy/sex toy thing they had before.
I stand corrected.
MLS is a tough, physical league, that emphasizes speed, and features plastic fields, grueling travel, extreme weather, and incompetent refs. - NK Toronto
I thought the US open cup was named after Lamaar Hunt
I was already corrected on that...
MLS is a tough, physical league, that emphasizes speed, and features plastic fields, grueling travel, extreme weather, and incompetent refs. - NK Toronto
so there is no pictures yet available of Said trophy?
As long as TORONTO FC appears on it as the winner one day I DUN care.
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hmmm.....
will it actually be a 'Cup' or not?
personally, I think the best looking 'cup' trophy out there is this:
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^ put a couple of tubes in the side and a water container at the bottom and u have a killer sheesha
^ blasphemy!!!!
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That is a pretty sweet (and expensive) claret jug but you normally only see those for golf.
It's the Americas Cup. Probably the most expensive contest going.
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I think it looks great - a HUGE improvement.
The real question of course is: Does it come in a nice powder blue box?
They can send it in a sack - so long as they send it to Toronto soon.
And will it accompany a man with white gloves!
we want the cup
I like it!
Simple. Elegant. And it isn't that ugly thing they've had for years. It definitely is an improvement. Maybe some people won't like it, but I do.
So that's the new design eh?
I really like it!
I'm actually surprised it looks that good!
It's about time!!!!
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