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Philadelphia Union
Playoff numbers are not adding up for the Union.
ICYMI: Tactical analysis from Philadelphia’s draw with Minnesota United.
Local
Much like the Union, local college teams are struggling out of the gate.
Major League Soccer
An article that may intrigue Union fans: How Real Salt Lake is relying on Homegrown talent as they rebuild.
As they close in on a historic Supporter’s Shield and look toward a Treble, how will Toronto FC approach this final stretch?
British players who are starting their careers in MLS.
11 notes from Week 27 and what we learned.
Lower division
The Cosmos are facing extinction.
A look at pro/rel from the bottom up at NPSL team Chattanooga FC.
U.S. Soccer
The MLS-to-USMNT youth pipeline is getting clogged.
Six players Bruce Arena needs to bring back into the fold (now).
Should Tim Howard be dropped as U.S. keeper?
Is the U.S. Women’s team having a fullback crisis?
Across the globe
A must read on the intersection of TV rights and politics. No surprise: Qatar is involved.
I for one would be sad if the Cosmos folded.
They represented a very important era in American soccer. An alcohol fueled, doing rails of cocaine off glass tables era while existing in an unsustainable bubble era. But an important era nonetheless.
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So well done 🙂
The RSL article makes me so angry. Here is a team that is ACTUALLY playing it’s young players. Meanwhile we have nothing…absolutely NOTHING…to play for, and still our kids sit.
While I agree we are playing the kids. The only kids that probably should be playing that aren’t are Jones and Najem. The D is young and the O has no young options.