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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 […]

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 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 […]

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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.

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.

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Union developments at center-back

The Union have some developments at center-back heading into the transfer deadline on Thursday.

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What does David Vazquez’s potential loan to San Diego FC tell us?

With David Vazquez reportedly finalizing a loan to San Diego, and CJ Olney already loaned out last week, what is Ernst Tanner seeing in his crystal ball?

Analysis / Union II

U II mid-season roster review: Defenders

Tim Jones continues his professional development team midseason roster analysis, an assignment made ten years ago by PSP’s founding Editor-in-Chief Dan Walsh.

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The Union’s professional loan-aways at midseason

Tim Jones reports Keystone Sports’ two loanaways at midseason.

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The roots are deep

Some words on the tactics, depth pieces, and the key contributors from Saturday’s victory vs. Charlotte FC.

Analysis / Commentary / Union

Baribo and Uhre to miss a couple weeks, how that affects the striker rotation

Evaluating the Union’s options with Tai Baribo and Mikael Uhre going down with injury in a period where the depth is thin.