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Union cut ties with Gutierrez, Eskandarian

Philadelphia Union confirmed Sunday that personnel director Diego Gutierrez (pictured, left) and youth technical director Alecko Eskandarian are no longer with the organization.

The great allocation money chase

The Union finally get to do something with their allocation money when the summer transfer window opens Wednesday. PSP talked to MLS and players union officials to report on obscure but critical MLS financial rules that determine what the Union can do in the transfer window.

Player of the Week: Jack McInerney

After scoring the first brace of his career, Jack McInerney is the first player named PSP Player of the Week in consecutive weeks.

KYW Philly Soccer Show: John Hackworth

KYW’s Greg Orlandini and PSP’s Eli Pearlman-Storch are joined by Philadelphia Union head coach John Hackworth. It’s a great interview.

PSP wants your photos!

Are you a photographer? Do you shoot photos at local soccer events? Would you like them to run on PSP? Here’s how to make it happen.

Off the field: A message, a date, and a place

Hackworth sends a message, and PPL Park receives one. Also, there’s a key date that could result in a few Union roster changes (and no, we’re not talking about the transfer window). Yes, PSP has three thoughts on the Union.

Player of the Week: Jack McInerney

Union Jack was all over the place — in a good way. Welcome out of the doghouse.

Peter Nowak, a postmortem

The Peter Nowak era is over. Philadelphia Union’s controversial manager is out. PSP evaluates his tenure, how it all unraveled, and what’s next for the Union.

Player of the Week: Sainey Touray

The Harrisburg attacker scored a brace against New York to secure one of the week’s biggest upsets and send his team ahead to a dream US Open Cup matchup with Philadelphia Union.

Report: Peter Nowak applies for Scottish job

Philadelphia Union manager Peter Nowak has applied for the manager’s post at Hearts in the Scottish Premier League, a Scottish newspaper reported today.

UPDATE: Nowak has denied the report.