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

Union players on international duty this June

FIFA’s June international window has seen nine call-ups from the Philadelphia Union and Philadelphia Union II to seven different national teams.

Analysis / Union

Anticipating 2025’s Union roster decisions

With FIFA’s June international break concurrent with Europe’s summer transfer window, Tim Jones takes a look at possible roster decisions for the 2025 season.

Match Reports / Union II

Match report: Philadelphia Union II 3 – 1 Columbus Crew 2

Philadelphia Union II jumped out to an first half lead, and managed to cling to it in face of significant late game Columbus Crew 2 pressure 3-1.

Analysis / Union

Update: Tanner 2.0

Tim Jones speculates about the opening stages in the development of the Union’s next five-year roster cycle.

Union II

Match Report: New York Red Bull II 1 – 5 Philadelphia Union II

Union II scored five times in north Jersey, three in the last 13 minutes to maintain the best record in MLS Next Pro on Sunday night.

Analysis

Union salary data: Spring 2024

Since the players’ union has published its Spring-Summer 2024 Salary Guide, PSP provides the key information for the Philadelphia Union.

Analysis / Union

Update: The six Union loan aways

Tim Jones has been following the basic dat of the six first team players who are away on loan and summarizes how they have done to date.

Analysis / Breaking News / Philadelphia Union II

Union Academy finishes MLS NEXT Flex tournament

The three oldest Union Academy teams have each played three games at the Maryland Soccerplex in Germantown, MD with the U16s and the U15s qualifiying for MLS NEXT Cup championship playoffs.

Commentary / YSC Academy

YSC Academy’s new location

PSP visited the new YSC Academy facilities and learned something about why the new campus matters.

Roster News / Union

Authoritative Union roster information

On May 1, 2024 Major League Soccer released Roster Profiles for each of its 29 teams replacing earlier unofficial estimations with a single authoritative source, although it is static as of that date.