Watch the season opener with the PSP
Looking for a place to watch the Union’s season opener? You can watch the game with the PSP at the 700. Angelo’s Soccer Corner will be on hand to give away prizes.
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.
Fan Culture / Featured / Soccer on TV
Daily news roundups / Featured
Union prepare to come home, more news
The Union get ready to come home. More season previews: some say the Union will sizzle, others that they will fizzle, and some say they’ll do both. ESPN wonders where MOF may be. RSL v KC preseason friendly abandoned after bench-clearing brawl. USWNT in Algarve Cup final today. Shrovetide Football and more morning news.
Featured / USMNT
2011 Gold Cup schedule released
The schedule for the 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup has been released. The US plays June 7, June 11 and June 14 in Group C. The June 25 final will be played at the Rose Bowl.
Daily news roundups
Starting young, more news
Stories on the Union website emphasized youth soccer over the weekend. Big East “lukewarm” on Villanova using PPL for football, thank goodness. Seattle beaten by Portland and Vancouver. Goal-line technology possible at 2014 World Cup, more news.
Daily news roundups / Featured
Tweets from Greece, previews and more
Tweet roundup from Greece (it’s a slow news day!), season previews, more on FC Dallas as the Land of Misfit Former Union Players, owner of local soccer blog affiliate bought by the owner of another local soccer blog affiliate, you weekend TV listings and more.
Featured / Independence
Independence well represented on US national squads
As the Independence start preseason training, six players are absent with the best excuse in the world: they’re representing the USA.
Daily news roundups / Featured
Le Toux inks marketing deal, more news
Le Toux signs major marketing deal. Official Philadelphia Union Soccer Schools announced. Making cuts is not easy. Marcelo Bielsa to become USMNT technical director? More news.
Featured / Union
“Let us play the game and be ready for March 19”
Jonathan Tannenwald of Philly.com’s The Goalkeeper has posted further quotes from Wednesday’s press conference with Peter Nowak.
Featured / Union
“The roster still is not complete”
Peter Nowak spoke to reporters today via teleconference from Greece. He said the roster is not complete, that the club decided not to exercise the option to buy Orozco Fiscal at the end of his one-year loan on January 1. He said many are “looking at snaps rather than the big picture.”
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