Union Academy founder Richie Graham’s creation has done quite well.
Author: Tim Jones
A further step towards proving a concept
Tim Jones discusses how the U. S.’s 2026 World Cup roster further proves the concepts underlying the Philadelphia Union’s academy, and then analyses what that proof means for the current needs of the Union’s player development system.
MLS’s pending calendar transition and Philadelphia’s 2026 roster decisions
After clarifying the pending MLS calendar transition, Tim Jones identifies the UNion’s 2026 roster decisions that must be made by the end of the year.
Bradley Carnell: Successes and failures
Tim Jones looks at what went right and wrong for Bradley Carnell in Philadelphia.
Match report: Toronto FC II 2 – 1 Philadelphia Union II
Photo courtesy Philadellphia Union Communications In the rubber match of the season series played Friday night in York, Ontario, Canada on artificial turf during a stiff wind with occasional horrendous gusts, Toronto FC II defeated Philadelphia Union II 2-1. Toronto had clear pace advantages when attacking on the flanks, and controlled […]
Cavan Sulllivan: 2026 conditioning progress
Tim Jones dives deeply into the data characterized Charcterizing Cavan Sullivan’s “engine-building” in 2026.