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Featured / Union

Player ratings & analysis: Union 2-1 DCU

by × on June 7, 2012 at 10:00 am × 14 comments

Hoppenot and Marfan shined. Okugo showed he can play center back. Pajoy’s in over his head. PSP has player ratings and postgame analysis of the Union’s US Open Cup win over DC United.

Featured / Union / Union match reports

Union win 2-1 on Hoppenot OT goal

by × on June 6, 2012 at 1:15 am × 32 comments

Antoine Hoppenot scored in extra time to boost the Union to a 2-1 win Tuesday over D.C. United in the U.S. Open Cup.

Featured / Harrisburg City Islanders / Player of the Week

Player of the Week: J.T. Noone

by × on June 5, 2012 at 11:00 am × 1 comment

It was the goal heard around the American soccer world — or at least, it was one of them last week. J.T. Noone keyed the week’s most improbable comeback with a 22-yard goal to lift Harrisburg to a near-miraculous upset in the US Open Cup.

Featured / Player of the Week

Player of the Week: Andrew Wenger

by × on May 30, 2012 at 11:00 am × 2 comments

Andrew Wenger might make a habit of this: He’s PSP’s Philadelphia Player of the Week after scoring in his first start for Montreal.

Featured

The Philadelphia-Ankara connection

by × on May 29, 2012 at 10:30 am × 5 comments

What do the Union have in common with a team in Turkey? PSP connects the dots, dissects Saturday’s game-winning goal, offers a suggestion for the U.S. Open Cup, and raves about NBC Sports and Landon Donovan in this Five Thoughts piece.

Featured / Player of the Week

Player of the Week: Chase Harrison

by × on May 23, 2012 at 10:45 am × 4 comments

Philadelphia Union goalkeeper Chase Harrison played for 10 teams over the last seven years, but he didn’t get his first MLS start till Saturday. He sure made it count.

Featured / Philly Soccer Page Info

PSP is looking for writers

by × on May 22, 2012 at 1:00 pm × 13 comments

PSP is looking for writers interested in writing about youth soccer, the U.S. Open Cup, Reading United, the Harrisburg City Islanders, high school and college soccer, the fan’s point of view on Philadelphia Union, and more. Click on to for more details. (UPDATED.)

Featured / Philadelphians Abroad

Philadelphians Abroad

by × on May 21, 2012 at 10:30 am × 0 comments

Morgan Langley (pictured) scores for Harrisburg, Bobby Convey and Jeff Larentowicz face off, Dan Gargan makes news on and off the field, and more in this week’s Philadelphians Abroad roundup.

Featured / MLS

The Danny Califf trade: An evaluation

by × on May 18, 2012 at 4:00 am × 38 comments

PSP evaluates the Danny Califf trade and the blockbuster Agudelo-Pearce swap it enabled, examines the Union’s allocation money chase, and cuts to the heart of the controversy behind the Califf deal.

Featured / Player of the Week

Player of the Week: Lionard Pajoy

by × on May 16, 2012 at 10:30 am × 6 comments

The Union striker took a lot of heat, and then he scored three goals in a week. Talk about answering your critics.

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