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BOSTON (WBZ NewsRadio) — The Cyclorama in the South End was packed with hundreds of people for the celebration of the upcoming first season of Boston’s new women’s soccer team.
Boston Legacy FC will play its first inaugural match at Gillette Stadium on March 14, but the team took some time on Saturday to celebrate with fans and show off its new look.
Many fans, like Raphaela, are looking forward to seeing a new national women's team in the mix.
“Boston is such an iconic sports city, and the fact that we didn’t have women's sports until recently is kind of crazy,” said Raphaela. “But it’s been really awesome to see the Fleet, and also now the Legacy, be such big proponents and pushers of women's sports in the country.”
The revealed jerseys, named ‘The Common Ground Kit,’ have a black base with different maps of Boston neighborhoods in bright neon colors.
Boston Legacy FC Athlete Advisory Board Member, World Cup Champion, and Hanson native Sam Mewis was at the event and said she was a huge fan of the new threads.
“I just think it’s such an incredible ode to all of the different neighborhoods and all of the different people that make up this city,” said Mewis. “The diversity in Boston and just the characteristics of each neighborhood are so special, and so I think it was an incredible way to honor the city.”
WBZ NewsRadio’s Kyle Bray (@KyleBrayWBZ) reports.