Music: {allcanada} IMPACT UNVEIL NEW JERSEY IN PREPARATION FOR INAUGURAL SEASON

Thursday, December 1, 2011

{allcanada} IMPACT UNVEIL NEW JERSEY IN PREPARATION FOR INAUGURAL SEASON

The Montreal Impact unveiled the team's new jersey on Thursday in preparation for the club's inaugural Major League Soccer season.

"This is a historic moment for the Montreal Impact. The new team jersey represents not only the identity of the club, but also the city of Montreal and the entire province of Quebec," said Montreal Impact president Joey Saputo. "We are proud to have partnered with BMO Financial Group, Canada's soccer bank. We are very pleased to have shared this unique experience with our supporters and our partners."

Goalkeepers Donovan Ricketts and Evan Bush, defenders Nelson Rivas and Zarek Valentin, midfielders Davy Arnaud, Josh Gardner and Sinisa Ubiparipovic, as well as striker Justin Braun showed off the team's new colours in front of 500 invited guests.

The first team jersey is blue, the traditional colour of the club, and the second jersey is white.

The new design will contain many new elements, including an embossed cross made up of many small little fleur-de-lys across the front, a strip with the colours of the Quebec flag around the collar, two silver stripes descending the length of the jersey representing the rivers around the island of Montreal and the club's new motto, "Tous pour gagner" near the collar on the back of the jersey.