Articles written by: Tim Jones

Still learning soccer after nearly five decades. A southwestern Ohio buckeye transplanted to Chester County. Used to teach history, enjoys new ideas, sometimes bakes bread, is a sports fan, and loves apparently unconnected connections.

Analysis / Union / Union II

Korzeniowski, LeBlanc, & Sullivan

A look at the development of Korzeniowski, LeBlanc, & Sullivan

Union II

Union II next plays Huntsville

Philadelphia Union II play Huntsville City at Subaru Park in Chester this Saturday at 6:00 PM in the Eastern Conference semifinals.

Analysis / Union / Union Academy / Union II

Four Philadelphia U17s are going to Qatar

Four players from Philadelphia’s player development process are going to Qatar for this year’s U17 World Cup.

Breaking News / Union II

Philadelphia Union II chooses FC Cincinnati 2 as its playoff opponent

While the PSP crystal ball erred predicting two of the four eastern conference choices, Philadelphia did choose Cincinnati, so Ryan Richter will match wits again with Tyrone Marshall.

Analysis / Union II

Which opponent might Union II choose?

Photo Marjorie Elzey We have vague memories of a headline temporarily flashing past our eyes on the MLS NEXT Pro website Sunday evening after Decision Day had finished in the east. It said  the details of which eastern conference teams would be playing which and when in the first round […]

Analysis / Union

 The current Supporters’ Shield competition and a related speculation

Photo Ryan McElroy Inter Miami’s 5-3 loss Tuesday night to Chicago Fire FC changed the Philadelphia Union’s chances of winning the 2025 Supporters’ Shield. Philadelphia no longer must win out. Words and a chart follow. Were Philadelphia to earn four more points with a win and a draw, they would […]

Commentary

Three points: C Sullivan, Westfield, & the Shield

Three points on Monday night. What if City group were to move Cavan Sullivan? Westfield’s scores at his World Cup, and The Supporters’ Shield race.

Analysis / Union

Philadelphia Union “Maximum points” chart

A “max points” chart for MLS’s eastern conference enables discovery of the upper and lower limits of possible playoff seeding.

Match Reports / Union II

Match report: Toronto FC II 1 – 2 Philadelphia Union II

Union II came from behind to defeat Toronto FC II for the third time this season, secure at least one home playoff game, and keep the pressure on NY Red Bull II for first place in the eastern conference of MLS NEXT Pro.

Analysis / Union II

Union II’s “Maximum possible points”

A “max pts” chart brings MLS NEXT Pro’s eastern conference playoff picture into as much focus as is currently possible.