Photo: Earl Gardner
Philadelphia Union
Referee assignments for Sunday’s match against NYCFC:
VAR: Dave Gantar
New podcasts up for It’s Always Soccer in Philadelphia and Union Soccer Podcast.
Just noticed that John McCarthy is #3 in the Audi Player Index. What’s that noise all about?
Local
Yesterday in men’s action:
- Saint Joseph’s University 3-4 Drexel University
- Villanova University 1-1 St. John’s College
- Lehigh University 1-0 Bucknell University
- Camden County College 8-1 County College of Morris
- Archbishop Wood High School 4-1 La Salle College High School
And in women’s:
- Bryn Mawr College 0-7 Haverford College
- Millersville University 3-2 Lock Haven University
- Marywood University 0-5 Neumann University
- Wesley College 1-0 Marymount University
- Washington Township 1-2 Eastern
MLS
Chart featuring MLS salaries.
It’s official: MLS will let teams to sell jersey sleeve sponsorships, starting in 2020. Ah, capitalism.
Philly.com’s Jonathan Tannenwald wrote up a piece on Wayne Rooney.
How Dominic Kinnear revived the LA Galaxy’s playoff hopes.
Columbus Crew’s midfielder Mike Grella underwent a successful knee procedure and is out for about four weeks.
USL
Nothing like a good troll:
Are you excited that Making a Murderer 2 is out on Netflix now? No? Neither are we. Read up on the making of a troll instead. #LIPAFC #LOUvIND #ElevenForever #LouCity https://t.co/IEyvybjtZ2
— Soc Takes (@SocTakes) October 24, 2018
U.S. Soccer
United Soccer Coaches elected Colleen Hacker and Aliceann Wilber, the first two female inductees, as the newest members of its Hall of Fame. They will be inducted in Chicago in January.
Around the globe
Some scores from Champions League yesterday:
For the politically minded, the Guardian opines “Fifa remains the world’s most expensive laundry service.”
Highlight of the day
ICYMI: Eagles wide receiver Alshon Jeffery capped his touchdown against the Carolina Panthers by staging a free-kick, wall and all.
nickr83: Jeffrey TD & celebration!! #FlyEaglesFly #CARvsPHI Fox NFL Football: Carolina Panthers at Philadelphia Eagles https://t.co/3cdit2mOhB pic.twitter.com/TvFLFFVy4m
— FanSportsClips (@FanSportsClips) October 21, 2018
That’s too bad about McCarthy. Last I had checked, he was number 2 in the Audi rankings, so he’s slipping. Would have been really funny if he ended as number 1 with only 1 game played.
He’s still better than Zlatan…
Was there ever a doubt about that?
So apparently 6 saves = 700 Audi points
Neat salary chart!
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Look at where NYRB rank.
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Gives insight into why union ownership are emphasizing youth development as Red Bull’s have been doing.
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Sustainable business model.
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Given that our principal owner runs a real estate investment trust, the emphasis on long-term sustainability resonates even more. REITS own buildings and make long-term leases to high-quality tenants. Accurate long-term planning is how they live.
If you are an investor you know you need a diversified portfolio, just like the Red Bulls have. They do not just know how to develop youth as well as how to buy (cheap) forwards that produce; contrary to the Union who have relative expensive forwards on the payroll that do not produce. Hopefully Tanner will correct that.
I can’t remember the last time I saw a PSG jersey on anyone in Pennsylvania
Lots of kids with their Neymar jerseys