Commentary

A View from Afar / Commentary

Conor Casey rages against the dying of the light

The tide of age stops for no one. But Conor Casey will not go gentle into that good night. PSP’s Dan Walsh offers this appreciation.

Commentary / US Soccer History

Another soccer war?

Steve Holroyd on what happened the last time two professional soccer leagues were rivals for Division I status in 1967.

A View from Afar / Commentary

How Italian soccer’s problems highlight U.S. and Philly pro soccer’s upside

PSP’s Dan Walsh explains how the problems in Italian soccer and elsewhere illustrate the bright future for pro soccer in the U.S. — Philadelphia included.

A View from Afar / Commentary

Mbolhi is finally gone

Finally, he’s gone. Now the roster repair work can really begin. PSP explains.

Commentary

USL-Bethlehem: The Union’s best move in years

The Union’s decision to launch a USL club in Bethlehem may be the club’s best move in years. PSP’s Dan Walsh breaks it down, from the player development and logistics to economics and politics — and the view that Bethlehem is just a cool town.

Commentary / Philadelphia Union II

Why soccer in Bethlehem? A native’s view

A Lehigh Valley native explains why the region is ripe for minor league soccer.

A View from Afar / Commentary

Sean Johnson shows what the Union are missing

The Chicago goalkeeper’s amazing stretch of saves stole points Sunday from the Union and demonstrated what Philadelphia is missing, PSP’s Dan Walsh writes. Also, notes on the U.S. Open Cup, USL PRO in Bethlehem, and “so Union.”

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What a long, strange trip it’s been: Union return to U.S. Open Cup Final

Two Union red cards, two sets of penalties, a false 9, a 4 pm weekday game, and a Fabinho game-winning goal. Kevin Kinkead on what a long, strange trip Philadelphia has taken to this year’s US Open Cup final.

A View from Afar / Commentary

5 Union thoughts

On the Vitoria-Marquez pairing, a finally healthy Mike Lahoud, Cristian Maidana on a wing and failing to touch a sitter, and more about the Union’s final third of the season.

A View from Afar / Commentary

Evaluation: Tranquillo, Sheanon, and no Corey Ashe

PSP evaluates Philadelphia Union’s signing of Tranquillo Barnetta, the Sheanon Williams trade that brought allocation money for it, and the question of whether the Union should have acquired Corey Ashe instead.