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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.

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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.

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Philadelphia Union; The middle of the back stretch

The Union’s race for 2025 is half run.