Local

Annual Awards

PSP’s Plays of the Year

It may have been a tough season overall for Philadelphia Union, but the team provided fans with some spectacular moments. PSP videographer Ryan Griffith picked out some of the top plays of the year in this collection of video highlights.

Soccer Books

Putting the book in: American soccer literature to read this winter

Steve Holroyd gives you some of the best American soccer books to read this winter.

Annual Awards

PSP Local Teams of the Year: Eastern PA ODP U17 Boys and Conestoga High School Boys

Conestoga High School and Eastern PA ODP U-17 earned PSP’s Local Teams of the Year honors.

Annual Awards / Union

PSP Men’s Player of the Year: C.J. Sapong

C.J. Sapong had a career year. What better way to celebrate it than to name him our Men’s Player of the Year.

Annual Awards

PSP Women’s and Amateur Player of the Year: Amirah Ali

The reigning NSCAA Girls’ Soccer Player of the Year is also PSP’s Amateur and Women’s Player of the Year. All this time, she was starring on fields right in our backyard.

Philadelphia Union II

With many roster needs, Bethlehem remains silent

Bethlehem Steel FC’s roster — and its 2018 United Soccer League competitive milieu — has not yet emerged from 2018’s decision-making cocoon.

Annual Awards / Philadelphia Union II

Coach of the Year: Brendan Burke

Brendan Burke earns honors for steering Bethlehem Steel FC to their first ever playoff berth.

Annual Awards / Philadelphia Unity Cup

PSP Executive of the Year: Bill Salvatore

For his role in putting together one of the best statements about the identity of Philadelphia and America, in the form of the Philadelphia Unity Cup, Bill Salvatore deserves our thanks and recognition.

College Soccer / Commentary

College Cup Review: Cold, snow, and great soccer

The 2017 College Cup was a great weekend of soccer. The weather played a factor but it was nothing the Talen Energy Stadium crew couldn’t handle.

College Soccer / Local

Stanford Cardinal beat undefeated Indiana, win third straight championship

Photo by Rob Simmons Stanford Cardinal became the second team in NCAA history to win three consecutive College Cup championships Sunday afternoon, beating the only undefeated team in the nation in sudden death overtime. Defense defined this year’s final. This should come as no surprise. Indiana Hoosiers entered the match […]