Culture

Union preseason fan weekend in pictures

by Earl Gardner × on February 22, 2012 at 11:30 am × 10 comments

PSP photographer Earl Gardner’s photo essay of the Union’s Fan Weekend in Orlando.

Fan Culture / Featured

The Snakes: Why not?

by Dan Walsh × on February 7, 2012 at 10:45 am × 33 comments

PSP changes the subject with this question: Why hasn’t “The Snakes” nickname caught on for Philadelphia Union?

Fan Culture

You just got Seba, you lucky b@stards

by Tim Carr × on January 31, 2012 at 12:03 pm × 5 comments

One fan has a message for Vancouver: “You just got Sebastien Le Toux, lucky b@stards.”

Fan Culture / Featured / Local

Who do you love?

by Adam Cann × on October 6, 2011 at 11:42 am × 12 comments

With the Phillies making a playoff run, the Eagles bursting at the seams with talent, and the Union in the thick of the postseason hunt, you have to ask yourself: Who do you love?

Fan Culture / Featured / Photo essays

Photo essay: with the SoBs in DC

by Ed Farnsworth × on July 8, 2011 at 3:14 pm × 2 comments

The PSP presents a photo essay of the Sons of Ben’s trip to DC to support the Union by photographer Garrett Field.

Fan Culture / Featured / Local

Converting the unwashed masses

by Dan Walsh × on April 29, 2011 at 11:00 am × 4 comments

A recent PSP poll found more than 25 percent of the responders took five newbies to Philadelphia Union games last year. That was a stunner. Here, we hear from one of those people about the newbies he brought and what grabbed them about the beautiful game at PPL Park.

Culture / Featured / Local

Anderson Monarchs film passes fundraising target

by Dan Walsh × on April 21, 2011 at 11:00 am × 5 comments

Fundraising efforts surpassed the $25,000 target on Wednesday to beat Thursday’s deadline thanks to a contribution from the Sons of Ben. Now, director Eugene Martin has the money necessary to finish his film about the nation’s only all-African-American, inner city girls soccer club, which is based in South Philadelphia.

Fan Culture / Featured

Down Houston way

by Guido Gaeffke × on March 21, 2011 at 7:14 pm × 6 comments

Sons of Ben member Guido Gaeffke was part of the traveling support at the Union’s win in Houston. Now back in Philly, Guido reports on his trip.

Fan Culture / Featured / Soccer on TV

Watch the season opener with the PSP

by Ed Farnsworth × on March 9, 2011 at 1:51 pm × 0 comments

Looking for a place to watch the Union’s season opener? You can watch the game with the PSP at the 700. Angelo’s Soccer Corner will be on hand to give away prizes.

Culture / Fan Culture / Featured / Local

Bark Tees

by Ed Farnsworth × on February 17, 2011 at 10:57 am × 3 comments

Bark Tees is a local company that specializes in unofficial Philly sports team t-shirts. Founder Ben Lee talks to the PSP about his love of Philly sports, how Bark Tees got started, the help the Sons of Ben have given the company, and more.

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