February 29, 2024 – Major League Soccer (MLS) – Colorado Rapids News Release
The Colorado Rapids celebrated the start of the season on Wednesday night at the 2024 Season Kickoff Party, where fans, players and members of the Colorado community came together to preview the season and see the One Flag Kit in person for the first time.
This year, the Rapids laid out multiple interactive experiences for fans to show their support while also meeting some of their favorite players, including a fashion show and interviews with players and coaches.
Zayd Kahook, an under-12 defender who plays with Colorado Rapids Youth Soccer, was able to meet his favorite player at the Season Kickoff Party, Lalas Abubakar. He was excited to get to meet all of the players at the party, saying he’d never been to the team’s event in years past. He is most looking forward to hopefully “seeing the team in the finals.”
Casey Withers echoed his sentiments, referencing Abubakar as his favorite player and that this year’s party was his first as a fan.
“It was a lot of fun, I like the fact that it was accessible to all different levels of fans,” he said. “Some people can afford the season tickets and some people can afford the jerseys and some people just want to support the team.”
The new One Flag Kit was on display at the event as the Rapids roster showed off the new threads on the runway. The waved checker pattern and sky-blue accents are a reimagined take on the classic Burgundy & Blue kits seen in Rapids’ history, while paying homage to the fans that fly their flags at each and every game.
The “Letters to Legends” station allowed fans to reminisce on the grade-school days of passing notes through slots in lockers by writing inspirational messages to players and coaches, slip them into a locker, and have their message read by the team before the Home Opener against Nashville SC this weekend.
Rapids’ jersey sponsor and Colorado-based health system UCHealth presented their own interactive experience, a 360 camera for fans to get their video taken with players like Cole Bassett and Michael Edwards.
The Rapids’ latest merchandise line, NinetySix38, was made with supporters in mind through the pieces’ accents like crossed oars to commemorate Centennial38’s longstanding tradition and a checkered flag emblazoned with “96”, harking back to the Rapids’ first year in MLS as an original club. The line was available for fans to purchase in person for the first time on Wednesday night and will also…
Click Here to Read the Full Original Article at OurSports Central Major League Soccer MLS News…