The day Philadelphia used the No. 1 overall pick to select a goalkeeper
Andre Blake is the first goalkeeper in MLS history to be drafted with the No. 1 overall pick. The last goalkeeper to be selected No. 1 overall was Bob Rigby.
Archive for January, 2014
Philadelphia Soccer History
Daily news roundups
Draft reaction, Blake and MacMath, Edu news, Valdes update, more news
Reaction to Thursday’s draft. what does Blake draft mean for MacMath? The latest on Edu. Valdes update. Union v NYRB preseason game announced. More.
Soccer on TV
Footy on the Telly: Jan. 17-23
Your weekly listings of live soccer on TV, online, and on satellite radio.
Union
Union select defenders Kevin Cope and Robbie Derschang in Round 2 of SuperDraft
The Union selected defenders Kevin Cope (Michigan State) and Robbie Derschang (Akron) in Round 2 of the SuperDraft.
SuperDraft / Union
Union trade down twice, select midfielder Pedro Ribeiro at No. 15
The Union add 6’4 central midfielder and Reading United alum Pedro Ribeiro with pick #15 in the Superdraft.
Breaking News / Union
Union trade up to No. 1, select UConn goalie Blake
The Union traded #2 pick and allocation money to DC for #1, and took the consensus best player available in the draft: UConn goalie Andre Blake.
Daily news roundups
SuperDraft time, Valdes deal “verbally agreed,” more news
The latest news before today’s SuperDraft. Report says verbal agreement for Valdes loan to San Lorenzo reached. More news.
Featured / SuperDraft / Union
SuperDraft Philly 2014 live!
The Union traded up to take UConn goalie Andre Blake with the first pick of the draft. Two trades with Dallas and Toronto landed the Union at #15 where they chose Coastal Carolina’s midfield distributor Pedro Ribeiro. In round 2, the Union nabbed defenders Kevin Cope and Robbie Derschang.
SuperDraft
Drafting for today or tomorrow: A look at the Union’s SuperDraft options
The Union’s positional needs are clear. Who in this draft class has the stuff to meet those needs? Adam Cann explores.
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