The American Outlaws
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| Team | United States of America |
| Established | 2007 |
| Membership | 6,500+ |
| President | Korey Donahoo |
| Vice President | Justin Brunken |
| Chapter Chairman & Travel Manager | Brian Hexsel |
| Secretary & Treasurer | Megan Brunken |
| AO Event Coordinator | Chris Donahoo |
| Northeast Director & Chapter Development | Garrett Quinn |
| Podcast Host | Zach Stivrins |
| Website | TheAmericanOutlaws.com |
The American Outlaws are an unofficial supporters' group for the United States men's national soccer team[1] and have been described as "a raucous group of U.S. supporters" by ESPN.[2] Founded in 2007 by a group of fans from Lincoln, Nebraska, the group set out to better organize supporters at United States men's national soccer team games.[3] Their first appearance was at an international friendly between Brazil and the United States in Chicago in the summer of 2007.[4] The group originally used the color blue but now encourages members to wear red to all US games. They are easily spotted by their USA bandanas.[5] They are frequently accompanied by a marching band made up of members dressed like popular American icons like Captain America, Rocky Balboa, and Pilgrims.[6]
In 2010, American Outlaws and Sam's Army partnered with Little Feet Sports to create a 2010 South Africa World Cup T-Shirt. For every T-Shirt sold, Little Feet Sports donated a soccer ball to a child in South Africa during the 2010 World Cup. The shirt was promoted by former US National Team players Frankie Hejduk and John O'Brien.[7]
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[edit] Organizational structure
[edit] National Organization
The national organization is run out of Lincoln, Nebraska and handles the day-to-day operations of the group. The national organization is in charge of domestic ticket requests and all other matters pertaining to United States Soccer for members. It develops the various forms of national merchandise like membership kits, t-shirts, and scarves. It is responsible for connecting supporters from around the country and producing various forms of media content like scouting reports [8] and a podcast.[9] The national organization will, on occasion, organize pregame events in a city if there is no organized AO presence.
For the 2010 World Cup it organized a travel package for members planning on going to South Africa.[10]
The organization is run by Korey Donahoo[11] & Justin Brunken.
[edit] Local Chapters
The group is organized into local chapters that are established in cities.[12] The local chapters handle local viewing parties,[13] building support for the national team at the local level, and are responsible for organizing festivities & supporters in the event their city hosts a game.
In order to be sanctioned as an official chapter the following are required
- A minimum of 25 dues paying members
- A base bar where they host viewing parties on a regular basis.
- Informing the national organization of any new members
When chapters are officially sanctioned they receive a chapter banner and website. Some chapters, like Boston & DC, develop their own logo for local promotional purposes.
[edit] American Outlaws Chapters
[edit] External links
- Official Website
- Message Boards on Big Soccer
- Journalstar.com "Local group working to expand fan base"
[edit] References
- ^ "Free Beer Movement Blog article on AO". http://freebeermovement.blogspot.com/2009/08/news-watch-american-outlaws-real.html.
- ^ "ESPN - OTL: Fevered Pitch - Chicago". http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/eticket/story?page=usworldcup#chicago.
- ^ "Red Kop Project Article on American Outlaws". http://garyablett.wordpress.com/2009/08/31/american-outlaws/.
- ^ "You Tube video from USA vs Brazil". http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bB6WotLrLC0.
- ^ "US Soccer Federation Best Fan Photo Nominee". http://www.ussoccer.com/Best-of-Awards/2009-Best-Of-Awards/~/media/A7F66C29BB204851B33768FCBF17AC71.ashx?w=454&h=255/.
- ^ "American Outlaws march to Soldier Field". http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LNZ49dOCaLI&NR=1/.
- ^ Lisi, Clemente (June 17, 2010). ""10 Questions with Trevor Slavick"". http://www.ussoccerplayers.com/ussoccerplayers/2010/06/10-questions-with-trevor-slavick.html. Retrieved June 17, 2010.
- ^ "Copy of American Outlaws scouting report". http://www.theamericanoutlaws.com/americanoutlawsdocuments/AO%20Scouting%20Report%20US%20Denmark%2011182009%201.pdf.
- ^ "American Outlaws Podcast". http://www.theamericanoutlaws.com/content/view/127/28/.
- ^ "American Outlaws World Cup Travel Plans". http://www.theamericanoutlaws.com/content/view/126/28/.
- ^ Burnton, Simon (2009-12-06). "The Guardian interviews Korey Donahoo". London. http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2009/dec/06/world-cup-ticket-buying-nations/. Retrieved 2010-05-25.
- ^ "Fresno Sports Blog article on American Outlaws". http://fresnosports.blogspot.com/2009/09/american-outlaws.html.
- ^ Goff, Steven (2009-10-08). "Washington Post Article on DC Chapter Viewing Party". The Washington Post. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content//article/2009/10/07/AR2009100703545.html/. Retrieved 2010-05-25.
