Articles written by: Adam Cann

Adam played soccer for Haverford College and now writes about Philadelphia Union with the kind of tactical analysis rarely seen in the US. He believes soccer bars that don't open for the early game are not soccer bars. Follow him on Twitter @PSPadam. Email him at acann@phillysoccerpage.com.

Daily news roundups / Featured

WPS CEO gone, dollar dogs at PPL, Adu and… Urkel?

The WPS CEO steps down, Paul Riley talks about the league’s future, Freddy Adu buddies up with Steve Urkel, and EPL transfer round-up.

Daily news roundups / Featured

City Islanders send-off, booing your team, August round-up

August summary, Harrisburg send-off party tomorrow, Union photo caption contest, Klinsmann speaks, and Stu Holden is baaaaaaaack!

Daily news roundups

Sunday funday: World footy round-up

A full round-up of world footy action over the weekend.

Featured / Union

Irene and the next five games

Hurricane Irene gave the Union a chance to rest and reflect on their next five games. A series of home and away matchups that will tell us everything we need to know about this team’s playoff chances.

Featured / Union

Does Valdes’ suspension have an upside?

Rescheduling the New England match means Carlos Valdes will miss the RSL showdown on September 3rd. It sounds awful, but it could be a blessing in disguise.

Featured / US / USMNT

USMNT roster for upcoming friendlies announced

The USMNT announced its roster for the upcoming friendlies against Costa Rica and Belgium.

Daily news roundups / Featured

“Wildcard” returns, Richter vs Anibaba, John gone

Thorne Holder is back, Le Toux is on Le Tweet, and it’s almost time for Independence Cup Fever Weekend!

Featured / Local

Sunday morning manager: Crew 2-1 Union

Plenty of lineup and tactical questions after the loss to Columbus. Plus, who should replace Valdes against New England?

Featured / Union / Union match reports

Match report: Crew 2-1 Union

Veljko Paunovic tied the match before halftime but a strange handball call gave the Crew a penalty winner early in the second half.

Featured / Player ratings / Union

Player Ratings and Analysis: Union 2-2 Dallas

Le Toux nets two and Freddy Adu gets his feet wet in the Union’s 2-2 draw with Dallas. We’ve got player ratings and analysis.