One of the most exciting things about the possibility of a Major League Soccer team coming to your city is imagining what the team will look like on the field. The colors, the logo, the jerseys: they all become a part of your identity as a soccer supporter.

So when Marcus Smith and his NASCAR friends submitted a bid to Major League Soccer for an expansion franchise last January, the wheels of soccer fans all over the Queen City started turning. What would that team be called? What would they look like? Where would we place our tattoos?

Of course, some soccer fans in Charlotte have abilities with digital design, and Brandon Robinson is one of those fans. Today, he’s letting us unveil his first public concept: the black and white stripes of Racing Carolina.

Racing Carolina. Est. 2020. (Concept by Brandon Robinson, all rights reserved)

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