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Player of the Week

Player of the week: Brian Carroll

Could it have been anyone else?

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The Steel should lock in Burke

Brendan Burke has grown since the beginning of the Bethlehem Steel project, and his departure would be a significant loss.

USL Match report

Match report: Louisville City FC 4-0 Bethlehem Steel FC

Louisville controlled the match against a Bethlehem side that couldn’t overcome the absence of Santi Moar and the presence of some very one-sided officiating.

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Bethlehem Steel won’t leave the Lehigh Valley, but they should still move

As Columbus Crew SC is ripped away from it’s fanbase, a Lehigh Valley native ponders how moving a team could be a good thing.

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Meaningful late-October soccer, in Louisville

This week the Bethlehem Steel are getting the attention their season’s performance deserves. Playoff soccer is a different animal. PSP reviews the key points of the regular season games, guesses the Steel’s line-up, and identifies a potentially key Louisville personnel difference.

Player of the Week

Players of the week: Bethlehem Steel FC

As the USL season wrapped up, Bethlehem earned their first trip to the playoffs. PSP looks at why the Steel are our “players of the week.”

Philadelphia Union II / Photo essays

In pictures: Bethlehem Steel 1-1 St. Louis FC

Rob Simmons was on the scene as Bethlehem Steel FC drew against St. Louis.

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Match report: Bethlehem Steel FC 1-1 St. Louis FC

Bethlehem ended the regular season with frustrating home draw, with Matt Real scoring his first goal as a professional.

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Steel playoff update

With a win Bethlehem will finish 6th and play at the Tampa Bay Rowdies. With either draw or a loss, they will finish 8th and play Louisville in Louisville Friday night.

Soccer Books

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.