Match preview: Philadelphia Union – Sporting Kansas City
A must-win match has unexpectedly turned into one in which the Union have some flexibility. Sporting Kansas City comes to town for a 1pm clash with the 5th place Union.
Articles written by: Chris Gibbons
Chris Gibbons is the captain of noted PSP feeder club West Philly FC, and the co-host of the All3Points podcast (@all3points). He writes columns and match analyses in addition to his editing duties, and his pieces are often full of Douglas Adams quotes or the kind of music that shows his nearly middle age.
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Union coach Jim Curtin often talks about his team bringing a knife to a gun fight. The juxtaposition of those two weapons was never more on display than it was the pouring rain in Chester, PA on Saturday night.
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