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Bethlehem not only beat Lousiville City FC for the first time ever on Saturday, they did it at narrow, dual-surfaced Slugger Field in the city at the falls of the Ohio River where the defending champs had not lost since April.
Late July and early August are times when new Academy talent may sign with the Union or the Steel.
This coming offseason will bring a new collective bargaining agreement between MLS and MLS’s Players Association. And there will be a players association organized in USL Championship as well.
PSP assesses the Bethlehem Steel 2019 players that are on loan trying to earn contracts to remain with the club for the next 12 to 24 months.
The mid-year analysis of Bethlehem’s players, begun last Thursday with the first-teamers who come down, continues with those under contract to the Steel.
Planning for the future is a continuous process, and by a season’s midpoint conversations are very likely underway about the next season’s roster. PSP begins its customary mid-season roster analysis with the first-teamers who usually come down to Bethlehem for their game minutes.
An undermanned Bethlehem squad equalled their disastrous 2017 outing in North Jersey, falling 4-0 against New York Red Bulls II.
Ever wanted to see how the Union and Steel rosters were constructed in visual form? Tim Jones provides a chart-based look at both teams.
Consider the departure of Bethlehem Steel and Philadelphia Union path breaker Derrick Jones.
Although they managed to get a second-half equalizer, for much of Sunday night the young Bethlehem Steel were outplayed by Atlanta’s reserve side.
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