Opinion

Offseason Issues: Homegrown players

by Kevin Kinkead × on November 13, 2014 at 1:10 pm × 3 comments

How will the Union’s homegrown players fit in team’s plans for 2015? Kevin Kinkead explores.

Opinion

Is Jim Curtin the right man for the Union job?

by Earl Reed × on August 13, 2014 at 12:39 pm × 42 comments

As the Union’s search for a permanent head coach continues, is the team’s performance under interim manager Jim Curtin making the decision for the Front Office? Earl Reed explores.

Opinion

Midseason friendlies: The necessary evil

by Earl Reed × on July 23, 2014 at 11:19 am × 14 comments

It seems the only certainties in this world are death, taxes, and summer friendlies. Earl Reed looks at some of the pitfalls.

Opinion

Shoving the bald eagle out of the nest

by Earl Reed × on May 28, 2014 at 12:15 pm × 14 comments

Landon Donovan’s omission may really be about Michael Bradley. PSP’s Earl Reed floats this question and tries to answer it.

Opinion / Union

This is why we love the game

by Dan Walsh × on October 9, 2013 at 11:50 am × 16 comments

An impossible sprint back to stop a goal and save the game. A inch-perfect free kick to win it. This is why we love soccer: For the spectacular. PSP’s Dan Walsh lays it out.

MLS / Opinion

Clint Dempsey and the future of American soccer

by Peter Andrews × on August 5, 2013 at 10:48 am × 18 comments

Still trying to wrap your head around the Dempsey news? We are too. Maybe this can help.

Opinion

Winning

by Conor O'Grady × on May 14, 2013 at 11:30 am × 13 comments

The Union won on Saturday, so why aren’t the excitement levels higher? Conor O’Grady explores.

Opinion

The gentrification of PPL Park

by Conor O'Grady × on April 30, 2013 at 11:22 am × 19 comments

PPL Park expansion talk is back in the news. Conor O’Grady hopes talk of more suites, club seats, and a restaurant takes means the Union doesn’t forget the populism that was behind the founding of the club.