The 24th annual Eastern Pennsylvania Youth Soccer Association (EPYSA) Workshop will feature a Q & A session with Philadelphia Union CEO Nick Sakiewicz, an autograph session and on-field demonstration by Philadelphia Independence players, and lots of workshops with coaches from the youth, college and professional level as well as vendor […]
Author: Ed Farnsworth
Great moments in Philly soccer history: Philadelphia Hibernians beat the Pilgrims, 1909
It will probably come as no surprise that the history of English football snobbery directed toward America is almost as long as the history of the game itself. But such snobbery is not necessarily a bad thing. In 1905 and 1909 a team of gentleman amateurs called the Pilgrims landed […]
Daily news roundup
MLS labor negotiations postponed due to snow storm. The Daily News reports on double duty for Orozco and Nowak’s fine-tooth comb. MLSnet reports on building team spirit and the role of veterans in establishing leadership on the Union squad. Landon Donovan gets assist and earns penalty kick in Everton’s 2-1 […]
Daily news roundup
The Inquirer talks to Danny Califf. Robert W. Millar, inducted into the Philadelphia Soccer Hall of Fame (now the Southeastern Pennsylvania Hall of Fame) in 1991, has passed away at the age of 88. WE’RE NUMBER ONE! WE’RE NUMBER ONE! Adidas reports the Union jersey is the number one selling […]
Soccer affairs
After a week of rampant speculation in the British press, Fabio Capello announced today that John Terry is out as captain of England. It all started over the past weekend when, after a super-injunction brought about by his lawyers was overturned by a British high Court, the news broke that […]
Great Philly soccer teams: Philadelphia Atoms, part II
This concludes the two-part “Great Philly soccer teams: Philadelphia Atoms.” You can read Part I here. Before Atoms coach Al Miller took the young team to England to train and to scout for some British players to fill out the roster, back in Philadelphia, Atoms general manager Bob Ehlinger’s marketing […]