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Featured / Local

Best soccer memories of 2010

This year was a big year for soccer in Philly. We got 2 new professional teams, hosted international friendlies and saw a World Cup run like few others. That means a lot of great memories. We polled PSP’s contributors for their best 2010 soccer memories, and here they are. Come share yours.

Featured / Union

The Union’s next few days

The next few days will see some players leaving Philadelphia Union. Who goes? Who stays? And how could trades factor in? How does it all work, and when does stuff happen? Here’s what to watch for between over the next few days.

Featured / Season Reviews / Union

Season Review: Justin Mapp

Justin Mapp was handed a reprieve by the Union, giving him a chance to prove that he still has a lot to offer. He has repaid them for their confidence in his first season, with his star hopefully back on the rise.

Featured / Union

Finding the Union a keeper

If Philadelphia Union is to pick up a veteran goalkeeper, who’s out there? PSP breaks down the veteran options available domestically.

Featured / Season Reviews / Union

Season review: Nick Zimmerman

Zimmerman was one of the original 10 Union players, and while he played hard when he got on the field, he didn’t get on it often enough. PSP has a season review on the young attacker.

Daily news roundups / Featured

Le Toux named in MLS Best XI, more news

Sebastien Le Toux is named in MLS Best XI and he’s so awesome all he’s thinking about is the team. Garber gives MLS Sate of the League. Kansas City gets a new name. WPS lives. More doubts about US 2022 World Cup bid. Scottish team mistakenly uses picture of Nazis on Remembrance Day program and more morning news.

Annual Awards / Featured / Season Reviews

PSP’s 2010 awards

Today marks one year since PSP launched, and we’re celebrating it by handing out a bunch of awards we just made up. Check out the first annual PSP awards marking the best and most memorable things of the season. Not only do Danny Mwanga and Sebastien Le Toux make appearances, but so too do Joe Biden and John Blutarsky from Animal House.

Fan Culture / Featured / Local / Photo essays

We applaud you, the fans

As we at the PSP mark our first anniversary, we celebrate you, the fans, as seen through the lenses of PSP photographers – Daniel Gajdamowicz, Paul Rudderow and Nicolae Stoian. Thanks for a great year!

Featured / Season Reviews / Union

Season review: Shea Salinas

No Philadelphia Union player dazzled quite the way Shea Salinas did this season. Now if only he could stay healthy. PSP has a season review of the guy with the jet packs in his cleats.

Featured / Season Reviews / Union

Season review: Danny Califf

The Union’s first and only captain talks to PSP about the growing pains of the team’s back line and how he prepared he was to be a defender in an attacking system.