Consolidating Philadelphia Union updates
The Union’s front office has returned to providing its usual panoply of information about the club, and we therefore correct our mistakes, update our inferences, and amplify our interpretations.
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Philadelphia Union depth chart for 2026 at Marbella, Costa del Sol
We provide an unofficial depth chart of whom to expect to play where while the Union is on the Costa del Sol in its two so far known preseason friendlies.
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Schedule challenges: Midweek matches in 2026
Midweek matches and their demands will play a much greater role in Philadelphia’s 2026 season than they did in 2025.
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Estimating Philadelphia’s 2026 Costa Del Sol travel squad
Tim Jones speculates on Philadelphia’s travel squad for preseason on the sunny southern seacoast of Spain.
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Weekend thoughts amidst the Union’s on-going roster build
Photo PSP photo essay August 14, 2025 Almost certainly Philadelphia Union players officially report for physicals a week from yesterday, that is Saturday, January 10th, 2026. We conclude roster announcements may come thick and fast this week. We doubt that the roster build, particularly its announcements, will be complete before […]
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Thinking about the Glesnes rumors
Photo Marjorie Elzey Jakob Glesnes will depart the Union for the LA Galaxy for $1 million or more General Allocation Money (GAM), and sources project that Colombian center back Geiner Martinez of Juventud in the Uruguayan top division is likely being acquired. Selling Glesnes at high value as he approaches […]
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Match Analysis: Conference Semifinals Philadelphia Union 0-1 New York City FC
Another Cup exit for the Union, again at the hands of NYCFC.
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Korzeniowski, LeBlanc, & Sullivan
A look at the development of Korzeniowski, LeBlanc, & Sullivan
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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.
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 […]
