The kit leak is an MLS preseason tradition. Every year around this time, renderings and photographs of new kits begin to trickle out, often blurry, low-resolution images plastered with massive watermarks. 2020 has been a bit slow so far — we’ve gotten a disappointing early look at Miami’s 2020 kits and a peek at Atlanta United, Colorado and Nashville’s as well, but few other jerseys have seen the light of day.



Now we get our first look at a rendering of D.C. United’s 2020 home jersey, which has received a significant overhaul.



Though the jersey closely follows the template used in other MLS designs which have leaked this year, that particular template — a throwback to Adidas kits of the early ‘90s — looks almost appropriate on D.C.’s shirt. In the club’s earliest days, its black-and-white kits prominently featured Adidas’ three stripes, and seeing them featured on the shoulder of these 2020...