Pay 155 USD Or You Won't Get A New Kit - Nike Releases No Replica USA 2017 Gold Cup Kit
Update: It is now confirmed that there won't be a traditional Replica version of the new Nike USA 2017 Gold Cup kit. While Nike logically did not announce that fans now have to pay 155 USD in order to get an authentic looking kit (The new Nike USA Gold Cup Kit is a "limited-edition release", fans heavily criticized Nike's decision and requested a Replica version on social media.
We want a REPLICA version!!!
— AO Panama City (@AOPanamaCity) July 1, 2017
Nike will not release a 'Stadium' (Replica) version of the new USA 2017 Gold Cup jersey, we can exclusively reveal. This means that fans will have to pay 155 USD to get an authentic looking Nike USA 2017 Gold Cup shirt
Nike To Release Only Authentic $155 USA 2017 Gold Vapor Match Kit And $40 Tees
There won't be a traditional replica version of the new Nike USA 2017 Gold Cup kit.
While Nike usually releases two different versions of their kits (Authentic and Replica), the Swoosh decided to break up with their usual launch strategy and will only release an Authentic (Vapor Match Aeroswift) version of the new Nike USA 2017 Gold Cup kit.
The authentic version is the same as the version the players wear, while the Replica was usually a version that is looking almost identical to the authentic one but comes without Nike's Aeroswift technology. The Replica version (90 USD) is the usual fans' choice due to the high price of the Aeroswift kit (165 USD).
However, for fans who do not want to pay more than 150 USD for a kit, Nike will release a shirt ('Tee') with a similar design as the match kit for just 40 USD. Nike decided to slightly lower the retail price of the Match Jersey from 165 USD to 155 USD for the new USA 2017 Gold Cup jersey, however.
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