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Book review: When the Dream Became Reality, by Bobby Warshaw

PSP’s Dan Walsh reviews the recently published book by the retired player and Harrisburg-area product, finding it a wholly authentic view of American soccer players’ life behind the scenes.

Philadelphia Union II

Steel clinch playoff spot

Bethlehem Steel FC qualify for the USL playoffs for the first time in their modern history since the Tampa Bay Rowdies eliminated Orlando City B 2-0 Thursday evening. They could finish 8th, 7th or 6th, and will have an away playoff game the weekend of October 20-22.

Philadelphia Union II

Bethlehem Steel: Progress at striker

The numbers back the eye-test. Cory Burke and Seku Conneh are much more productive strikers in the 2017 season. Standing pat worked.

Philadelphia Union II / USL Match report

Match Report: Bethlehem Steel FC 0-1 Rochester Rhinos

Bethlehem Steel FC fall 1-0 to Rochester Rhinos

Philadelphia Union II / USL Match report

Match Report: Toronto FC II 2 – 4 Bethlehem Steel FC

With every match meaning more each week, Bethlehem Steel FC grab another road result with a dominating performance winning 4-2 behind rookie Santi Moar’s brace.

Analysis / Featured / Philadelphia Union II

The Steel and the playoffs — it’s gonna be close

PSP looks at the Steel’s playoff chances, both the old-fashioned eyeball instinctual way and using Chris Sherman’s statistics. the techniques both old and new say it will be extremely close against Red Bulls 2 for the final slot and the right to go to Louisville on Friday October 20th.

Match report: Bethlehem Steel FC 1 - 1 Tampa Bay Rowdies
Philadelphia Union II / USL Match report

Match report: Bethlehem Steel FC 1 – 1 Tampa Bay Rowdies

Bethlehem Steel FC extend unbeaten streak to 5 matches and spoil Tampa Bay Rowdies chance to clinch a USL Cup playoff berth again during Saturday night’s 1-1 draw.

Philadelphia Union II

Match report: Tampa Bay 1-1 Bethlehem

Two Union Academy players contributed to Bethlehem securing a key road point against Tampa Bay.

USL Match report

Match Report Bethlehem 2-2 Tampa Bay

Bethlehem Steel score two equalizers to take a point from the 4th place Tampa Bay Rowdies, only the second point they have taken from an eastern conference top four side all season. But both have occurred in the last 12 days.

Photo by Earl Gardner
Player of the Week

Player of the week: Chris Pontius

Our “player of the week” is the man who scored his first two goals of the season, helping the Union extinguish the Fire.