Another soccer war?
Steve Holroyd on what happened the last time two professional soccer leagues were rivals for Division I status in 1967.
Commentary
Commentary / US Soccer History
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.”
Commentary
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.
A View from Afar / Commentary
The good old days that never were
The trade of Sheanon Williams closes the door on an era that could have been but never was. With the young core of Philadelphia Union’s early years gone, what is the team’s identity? What can it be? PSP’s Dan Walsh explores.
