Major League Soccer's second LA team officially unveiled their colors and crest today. Here it is in all it's glory:
Our crest. #WeAreLAFC #BlacknGold pic.twitter.com/MPFO4rp4sa
— LAFC (@LAFC) January 7, 2016
I'm not going to lie, it's pretty sharp and quite unique on its own. However, one amazing twitter account (probably the best one on Twitter) noticed that it kinda ripped off both Atlanta United and Minnesota United:
— Dirty South Soccer (@DirtySouthSoc) January 7, 2016
The black and gold looks fantastic on merchandise and will likely look good on their future kits. They didn't stop there, though. One of the club's owners also had this lovely tidbit to add:
#LAFC part-owner Henry Nguyen. "Black and gold are our colors, but what you'll see is a flash of red."
— Jeff Carlisle (@JeffreyCarlisle) January 7, 2016
Hey, THOSE ARE OUR COLORS! That's when social media really got it's knickers in a twist and all hell broke loose:
@JeffreyCarlisle so like Atlanta United colors?
— Michael Collier (@MichaelRecycle) January 7, 2016
@TaylorTwellman Atlanta United is also Black/Gold/Red
— Dan Jensen (@dansjensen) January 7, 2016
So Atlanta United, basically? Cool, guys. https://t.co/LfR08Iplu4
— Scooter (@SeeSkott) January 7, 2016
@thucnhi21 so red, black and bronze. Hello Atlanta United
— Ivann (@CharronIvann) January 7, 2016
That LAFC badge is aight. Looks like if Atlanta & Minnesota had a baby, original. #MLS
— Pat-Rown (@Itz_Patrick_V) January 7, 2016
Opinions: #LAFC's colors are definitely Atlanta's colors and their crest is kinda cool but also kinda lame.
— Sam[antha] ⚽️ (@phasmasam) January 7, 2016
So, Atlanta steals the "United" name, while LAFC takes our signature wing. Then we'll be "copying" them in 2017... https://t.co/GS3Z1wmMdn
— Wolf's Head SG (@WolfsHeadSG) January 7, 2016
To sum up: LAFC stole Atlanta's colors and Minnesota's crest. Atlanta Stole DCU and Minnesota's name. And we all stole everything from England. Perhaps we've thought of everything. 2016 years of ingenuity is more than anyone ever thought was possible. We've pretty much hit the brick wall. Hey, let's talk about soccer now!