Archive for 2022

Daily news roundups

News roundup: Union season awards, St. Louis expansion draft, World Cup starts this week

The Union didn’t lose anyone to the expansion draft, while the Premier League and Bundesliga wrap up play for the World Cup

Local / Union

Olivier Mbaizo, Brenden Aaronson headed to 2022 World Cup

Mbaizo becomes the first active Union player to play in a World Cup. Plus, an update on today’s expansion draft.

Union Academy

The other Keystone Sports playoff team

The Union Development Squad, the Academy’s oldest team, has made its UPSL conference’s qualifiers and is on the road towards the national playoffs.

Photo essays / Uncategorized / Union

In pictures: 2022 MLS Cup – Los Angeles FC 3-3 (3-0) Philadelphia Union

PSP photographer Stephen Speer shares his shots from the pitch at Banc of California Stadium.

Analysis

2023’s contract status, expansion draft, and free agency

Tim Jones assesses how the Union might address the expansion draft, who the free agents are, and the first-team contract situations.

Analysis / Featured / Union

Match analysis: LAFC 3–3 Philadelphia Union (3–0 after penalties)

Jeremy Lane looks back on a thrilling game with a painful ending.

Daily news roundups

News roundup: Union to face Alianza, St. Louis building roster, Alphonso Davies injured

The Union found out who they will face in the CONCACAF Champions League, while Alphonso Davies suffered an injury scare before the World Cup.

A View from Afar / MLS / Union

A Philly kid stands atop the soccer world

Cinnaminson’s John McCarthy stunned his former club with a showing that will go down in MLS history. If the Union had to lose to anyone, it might as well be him, PSP’s Dan Walsh writes.

Commentary

Grief, loss, and the Philadelphia Union

There are five stages of grief and Union fans find themselves going through them this week

Daily news roundups

News roundup: Union lose MLS Cup, MLS players named to Costa Rica roster, Paxten Aaronson on the move

The Union fell in penalties to LAFC in MLS Cup, while other MLS players prepare for the World Cup. The Premier League and Bundesliga provided some dramatic moments.