Reports & reaction to USOC win, Soumare, more
Hackworth says USOC win tougher than scoreline indicates. Soumare says move to Union was long in the works. Valdes named to MLS Team of the Week. More news.
Articles written by: Ed Farnsworth
Editor-at-large at PSP. His work has also appeared at Philly.com, TheCup.us, Society for American Soccer History, The Encylopedia of Greater Philadelphia, Centro de Investigaciones de Historia y Estadística del Fútbol Español, EPYSA.org, and in the 2011 MLS All-Star Game program. Email him at efarnsworth@phillysoccerpage.com. Follow him on Twitter at @FarnsworthPSP.
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