Contributors

PSP Leadership

A former staff photojournalist for The News Journal in Wilmington, Del., Kyle now freelances for clients including the New York Times, Washington Post, and Wall Street Journal. In his day job, Kyle has spent the last nine years managing multimedia production for the New Castle County Government where he won two Mid-Atlantic Emmys for documentaries he produced. As the executive editor for The Philly Soccer Page, Kyle oversees the strategic direction and long-range planning for the site. He also serves as a photographer with the photo contributors. You can follow him on Instagram and Twitter at @kylegrantham and view his other work on his website: https://www.kylegrantham.com

Anyone who can name Ernesto Lopera and Pat Fidelia among his favorite players has been a fan of Philly footy for a long time. He is a club founder, coach, ref, and original Union season ticket holder. Finally putting his journalism degree to (good?) use. As managing editor, Matt oversees the day-to-day editorial operations of The Philly Soccer Page from assigning beats to editing posts.

Paul got back into photography after buying a digital camera a couple of years ago.  Since then, he has been practicing taking sports pictures of his three kids. Paul has almost 40 years experience in playing and coaching soccer, which helps him anticipate where the action is heading. As photo editor, Paul oversees PSPs photographic coverage, managing assignments and herding cats.

  • Steve Edling, Technical Director

Steve keeps the lights on at PSP, ensuring that the site stays up and running, often holding things together with duct tape and sheer will.

Former newspaper and magazine journalist turned advertising strategist. Mark is a regular PSP editor and, as a supporter of niche and lower-tier soccer, covers Wrexham for the site.

 

PSP “Brain Trust”

The former leadership of The Philly Soccer Page, the “Brain Trust,” as they’re affectionately known among current leadership, offer guidance and institutional knowledge to PSP’s current leadership, in addition other contributions to coverage.

Dan spent 12 years as an award-winning writer for newspapers and magazines. He dreamed up PSP in 2009, was its first chief editor, and served as PSP’s lead columnist until 2017. He now lives in England (via Italy). Contact him at dwalsh@phillysoccerpage.com. See more at at http://www.danielwalsh.net.

PSP’s former managing editor, Peter has reported on the Union and U.S. national teams from fifteen different venues in the U.S. and Canada, and writes a regular column for PSP. Follow him on Twitter @pfandrews.

The co-host of the All 3 Points podcast is also the former editor of this page, former captain of noted PSP feeder club West Philly FC, and current Head Coach of a trophy-winning youth soccer team in suburban Philadelphia.

 

Senior Writers

Mike has been organizing soccer in Philadelphia in one way, shape, or form since 2004 and is the former vice president and former treasurer of Philadelphia’s Casa Soccer League. He writes about the U.S. Women’s National Team and contributes to game day coverage of the Union for the PSP. His illustrious 25-year soccer career includes few championships and even fewer goals. Follow him on Twitter @mikeservedio.

In high school, Jeremy was a half decent fullback. In college, he became a mediocre winger/striker. Since then, he’s actually gotten pretty good, and now, on the wrong side of 30, wishes he could have been so as an 18-year-old. Alas. Jeremy writes about the U.S. Men’s National Team, among other things, and co-hosts the All 3 Points podcast with Chris Gibbons. Follow him on Twitter @Jertxt.

Staff Writers

Sean is a recent graduate of West Virginia University who lives in Washington, DC. A former runner, he now spends his free time watching soccer. Wolfsburg and Southampton FC fan as well as the Union, so two of those three are yearly disappointments. For bad sports tweets and Union Win it Wednesday contests follow @Grisly_Bear5 on Twitter.

Thomas Hill is a senior at the Savannah College of Art and design, studying documentary filmmaking. He aspires to pursue his masters in sports journalism. He’s been an avid fan of Philadelphia sports for the last 23 years, and regularly attends Philly away games in the south whenever possible. You can follow him on twitter @puertodelphian

Tim is a southwestern Ohio buckeye transplanted to Chester County, as well as a retired high school soccer coach and teacher who used to have a decent working knowledge of some topics within history twenty years ago. He has held Union season tickets since 2010 and focuses on Bethlehem Steel FC and the Philadelphia Union Academy Schoolhouse in his work for PSP. He is on a first-name basis with the major potholes on the northeast extension between the turnpike and Quakertown.

A resident of the Fairmount neighborhood in Philadelphia, Ben graduated from Temple University with a degree in Economics and Risk Management. He possesses average soccer playing skills, but excels in watching the game from the couch.

Blake is a follower of all things sports, especially those sports in the Greater Philly region. He has a specific passion for soccer in Philadelphia, and a newly found passion for writing about it.

Alex is a lifelong Union fan who played club soccer up until high school. He’s now an English major at Immaculata University and plans to pursue sports journalism.

Having family in Argentina and England, Emma’s been surrounded by the game of soccer her whole life. She’s been a player, coach, and Union fan for as long as she can remember. She is now studying sports psychology at the University of Delaware and is excited to spread her love of the beautiful game to Philly soccer fans.

James has a lifelong (at times tempestuous) love affair with the game. He has been a player and coach, and he has been a Union fan for more than ten years. He lives, and writes, in South Philadelphia.

Anna has been finding one way or another to be involved with soccer ever since she got kicked out of little league on the first day. A Union season ticket holder, you might recognize her in Subaru Park as the super loud Italian girl whose yelling accidentally scares the kids in section 101. She doesn’t tweet, but you can occasionally find her on the Union subreddit sharing the custom shirts she makes for matches.

South Jersey native. Proud founding member of the Philadelphia Union. Can be found playing pickup at Penn Park or in Heyday Athletic leagues. Ray Gaddis-esque defender on the field. Communications Director for the Ocean City Nor’easters.

A Union season ticket holder since “Day One”, Chris has also been a Chelsea supporter since the early 1990’s, though he counts perennial lower league side Leyton Orient his “local” team from time spent living in London’s East End. Chris is an avid marathoner, and when not working as a lawyer, travels the globe in search of good food, drink, and meeting fellow soccer fans.

Dan went to his first Union (and soccer!) game at then-PPL Park. That match and several Dollar Dog Nights later, he was hooked. He currently lives in his hometown of Brooklyn, NY.

Photographers and Videographers

 

Contributors

Steve is a Philadelphia labor attorney, soccer coach and player and a historian of Philadelphia soccer history, and perhaps the leading historian of the Philadelphia Atoms. The info on history of soccer in Philadelphia on the Union website? That was him. He is also a collector of historical footage of US soccer history, examples of which you can view on his YouTube channel. Follow him on Twitter @soccermavn.

Adam is a former Haverford College soccer player who understands soccer tactics about as well as anyone out there. He is also a former division commissioner for the Casa Soccer League. He writes about Philadelphia Union and provides the kind of tactical analysis rarely seen in the United States. One of the founders of PSP, Adam wrote for the site until Philadelphia Union hired him away in May 2018. Follow him on Twitter @adamtcann.

Ed thought he was, at best, a mediocre midfielder in high school. He realizes now that he was terrible. After a long career in music as a drummer for bands such as Napalm Sunday, the Friggs, the Wipeout Gang, Emma, Ashtabula, and Bardo Pond, numerous North American and European tours, two Peel Sessions, and more than forty records, Ed went to grad school and now has a day job in academic publishing. He also works at The 700, a bar in Northern Liberties, where he curated Footy on the Telly. One of the organizers of the Northern Liberties Music Festival between 2002 and 2013, in 2007 he helped to organize an indoor soccer pickup game on Tuesday nights at the Northern Liberties Rec Center that continues to thrive. He is proud that a Philadelphia soccer history piece he wrote for PSP was used in the 2012 MLS All-Star Game program. Ed spent over five years as PSP’s managing editor before taking a breather in early 2017. You can reach him at efarnsworth@phillysoccerpage.com. Follow him on Twitter @FarnsworthPSP.

 

Fans’ View Contributors

Ben Brecher, Joe Cosella, Collin Deckert, Scott Ellis, Seth Finck, Chris Gibbons, Staci Klemmer, John Ling, James Lockerbie, BJ Nolek, Scott Pugh, Chris Rudderow, Kyle Tomalin, James Scharnitz, and Ryan Sedwick.

Past Contributors

Roger Allaway, Ford Bohrmann, Michael Cann, Tim Carr, Barb Colligon, Rolando de Aguiar, Carlo deMarco, Andrew Desiderio, Sean Doyle, Seth Finck, Allison Frank, Maura Gladys, Joshua Hsu, Andrew Huff, Kevin Kinkead, Michael Long, Chris Luczkowiak, Kyle Mathiot, Pete Mazzaccaro, Bob McBride, Alison Mickel, Phil Naegely, Don Norton Jr., Conor O’Grady, Eli Pearlman-Storch, Ryan Pine, Casey Pladus, Jim Prestifilippo, Earl Reed, Davis Russell, Adam Schorr, Chris Sherman, Brion Shreffler, Alfredo Silva, Nicolai Stoian, Dan Stover, Ben Tracy, Josh Trott, Matt Giovanisci, Tim Uhrich, Gerard van Wilgen, John Whitesall, Ryan Rose, Shayan Waseh, Christian Sandler, Sara Griswold, John Osborn, Earl Gardner, Steve Whisler, Joseph Bertucci, Greg Orlandini, DJ Reider, Paul Catrino, Travis DuBose, Nick Fishman, Jim O’Leary, Ryan Griffith, Rob Simmons, Daniel Gajdamowicz, Andrew Speizman, Tim Lutz, Will Boehmer

 

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