News roundup: Union break records (good & bad), MLS playoff field set, more
The Union’s record-setting day, final numbers on the Union’s season, MLS playoff field set, tons of news from Atlanta-Toronto, more news.
Articles written by: Dan Walsh
Novelist in progress. Former newspaper & magazine reporter. Occasional freelancer. Started PSP in 2009 with some awesome guys. Moved to Italy in 2014, then the UK in 2019. See more at http://www.danielwalsh.net. Follow on Twitter @danwalsh_writes.
Daily news roundups
Postgame / Union / Video
PSP Union postgame show
Jim Curtin addresses questions about job security, Brian Carroll on his final MLS game, C.J. Sapong on breaking the Union scoring record, a postgame wrap-up from PSP’s Ryan Rose and Nick Fishman, and more.
Breaking News
Brian Carroll announces retirement
Carroll will leave MLS ranked among its top five all-time players in appearances and the only player to ever win four straight Supporters Shields.
Interview
PSP’s chat with Bobby Warshaw, American soccer’s most unique new voice
Harrisburg-area native Bobby Warshaw is perhaps the most unique voice in American soccer, and he talked recently with PSP’s Dan Walsh about his life after soccer, life behind the scenes for pro soccer players, new book, frustrations with Philadelphia Union, and recent time spent in a Syrian refugee camp overseas. As always, Warshaw is full of surprises.
Soccer Books
Book review: When the Dream Became Reality, by Bobby Warshaw
PSP’s Dan Walsh reviews the recently published book by the retired player and Harrisburg-area product, finding it a wholly authentic view of American soccer players’ life behind the scenes.
Daily news roundups
News roundup: More USMNT World Cup fallout
More fallout from the U.S. missing the World Cup — and still more, because that’s everything right now.
Philadelphia Union II
Match report: Tampa Bay 1-1 Bethlehem
Two Union Academy players contributed to Bethlehem securing a key road point against Tampa Bay.
A View from Afar / Union
The mysterious, lost season of Richie Marquez
He was the Union’s best defender for two years. Then he got benched after a sickness. PSP’s Dan Walsh looks at Richie Marquez’s lost season.
Philadelphia Unity Cup
Philly Unity Cup kicks off tonight
The Philly Unity Cup kicks off tonight. The city-wide tourney features 48 teams representing immigrant communities throughout the area. PSP has the story and a preview of a sports tournament unlike any in America.
Breaking News
Union responds to criticism over town hall meeting
A Philadelphia Union spokesman responded to a PSP column critical of the team’s town hall meeting for season ticketholders last week, saying there was no intent to keep secret the meeting’s contents. He explained the club’s approach and thought process. Here’s what he had to say.
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