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NEWS & EVENTS

The Values Kit

A soccer kit is usually just that - a kit. A jersey, shorts, socks, and a number on the back.
But this one is different.
The Values Kit represents something deeper than what you see on the surface. Look closely at the numbers on the back of every jersey and you’ll find something special embedded within them - the five values that define who we are as a club: unity, passion, respect, tradition, and humility.
These aren’t just words printed on a poster or written in a handbook. They are lived out every single day by the people who make this club what it is.
You see humility in the quiet moments. In the way Papa Soto shows up early to the park to clean the inside of the facility. He does it without asking for recognition, without applause, and often without anyone even noticing. Just doing what needs to be done because he cares about this place.
You see respect in the way people stop to admire the names on our Living Legacy Wall - names of remarkable people who have played for, coached, volunteered, and shaped this club into what it is today. Those names remind us that we are part of something bigger than ourselves.
You see passion on Friday nights under the lights. In the way young players celebrate their first goals like they’ve just won the World Cup. Pure joy, pure love for the game.
You see unity even beyond the park. Sometimes it happens in the most unexpected places - when someone notices the crest on a shirt and stops to say hello. Maybe their granddaughter plays here. Maybe their nephew used to. But that crest means something to them, just like it does to us. It connects people.
And you feel tradition the moment you walk inside the park. Even as the world around us changes, there’s something timeless about this place. It feels nostalgic. Familiar. Full of stories and memories, the kind that will be passed down from our kids to their kids, and then to theirs.
That’s what this kit represents.
Every number on the back carries those five values because every player who wears it carries them too.
This is more than a kit.
It’s who we are.

