It’s a flap that design firm Rosetti has already apologized for, but it’s another slight in the ongoing saga between the crowdfunded Detroit City Football Club and the bid for the Major League Soccer team.
In renderings for the new deal between Ford Field and the proposed MLS team ownership, the Detroit News reported that the stands are selling DCFC merchandise. Here’s a tweet showing the image.
If you like the scarves featured in the latest MLS Detroit renderings, you can find them here: https://t.co/Zi9NnQrbkS. #DCTID pic.twitter.com/qGvyuGFz7q
— Detroit City FC (@DetroitCityFC) November 2, 2017
And here’s the apology from design firm ROSSETTI.
In regards to the recent Ford Field renderings which incorrectly included DCFC merchandise: ROSSETTI takes full responsibility for our mistake and want to express our sincere apologies. We’re fixing the renderings ASAP.
— ROSSETTI (@ROSSETTIdesign) November 2, 2017
There seems to be little love lost between the two groups. Earlier, the billionaire ownership team tried to register Detroit City Soccer Club as a trademark and were denied. A request is pending for “Motor City Soccer Club” as well as names close to that.
One has to ask: Why was the DCFC merchandise even there in the first place?