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Union
A tough way to go out with a short-handed group, but now the focus ➡️ shifts ➡️ solely to league play.#DOOP pic.twitter.com/e2iGjXCnpC
— Philadelphia Union (@PhilaUnion) June 13, 2019
Mark McKenzie will be the ambassador for Future Soccer Stars Foundation’s PlayDay on June 21st.
Here’s the Union’s own news roundup.
Relive Philly’s victory over NYRB with these images from the match.
Steel
The USL has fined Bethlehem Steel for poor conditions at LaSalle University’s McCarthy Stadium, where the Union’s USL affiliate is playing this month so that the problematic field at the Union’s Talen Energy Stadium can rest and solidify. (The Steel had been playing at Talen because new USL regulations regarding stadium lighting forced the Steel to move from Goodman Stadium in Bethlehem.) Visiting Nashville SC had little in the way of locker room amenities and met among a group of folding chairs set up next to the bleachers.
https://twitter.com/easeltyne/status/1137901414515167232?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
Burke believes Bethlehem still has a lot left to play for heading into Saturday night’s game.
MLS
How do Concacaf nations rank entering the Gold Cup kicking off tomorrow.
The US Open Cup round of 16 matches have been unveiled after the draw.
The 8 USL players who showed next-level talent in the first round of the Open Cup.
US
The USWNT inspires fans of all ages and genders.
What’s next for the US U-20’s?
World
🚨 Announce 2019/20 #PLfixtures 🚨
Full list 👉 https://t.co/iQKSNaf596#PremierLeaguefixtures pic.twitter.com/dKBinVJGV9
— Premier League (@premierleague) June 13, 2019
Neymar met with Sao Paulo police over Paris rape allegation.
Piece to add:
https://www.mlssoccer.com/post/2019/06/13/what-will-philadelphia-union-do-summer-tanner-reveals-priorities
Great article. Really looking forward to 2nd half of the season.
Andrew Wooten, perhaps?
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https://sbisoccer.com/2019/06/report-wooten-to-leave-sandhausen-moving-to-mls
I hope the Union get a big refund for that pitch job from the offseason. Has been an unmitigated disaster. It’s an embarrassment. Not even fit for a death metal festival.
I agree.
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The weather was a big factor – the spring didn’t warm up sufficiently to get the grass out of dormancy until really late this year, so they didn’t start rooting early enough.
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but…
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That’s where you need to bring in grow lights, which they really should have started in Feb. They skimped (shocking, I know) and didn’t bring any in. SKC meanwhile, owns their own lights and invested in a soil temp control system – all as part of their regular field management.
While any Spurs game is clearly the highlight of the week, I think you mean Manchester United vs Chelsea is the headliner (at least based on the schedule posted in the article).
I think she meant Aston Villa – Spurs. ManU is a rebuilding project. Villa is back !!!!!