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Season Reviews / Union

Season review: The Union were who we thought they were

Did the Union over- or underperform expectations in 2018?

Season Reviews / Union

Season review: It’s over. Now what? (2018 edition)

PSP’s Season Review series kicks off today and will run for the next two weeks: For Philadelphia Union, it’s nine years and counting without a playoff win, but those Union fans got an exciting season with often beautiful soccer that could provide the sort of optimism they haven’t had in years.

Why the Union fell short
A View from Afar / Union

Why the Union fell short

The Union were one of MLS’s best teams from May 10 until they stepped on the Yankee Stadium pitch. PSP’s Dan Walsh breaks down what went wrong at the end and notes that, on the whole this year, Jim Curtin deserves more credit than blame.

Analysis / Union

Postgame analysis: NYCFC 3 – 1 Philadelphia Union

Jim Curtin said that NYC deserved to win that game. PSP’s Ryan Rose agrees and takes a look at why.

For Pete's Sake / Union

With another collapse, Union hit the ceiling of the Jim Curtin era

After another big-game failure, Jim Curtin shouldn’t escape the heat. PSP’s Peter Andrews on why the offseason must start with the search for a new manager.

Union match reports

MLS Cup Playoffs match report: New York City FC 3-1 Philadelphia Union

Philadelphia Union lost their playoff match to NYCFC, ending their 2018 season in the process.

Fans' View / Uncategorized / Union

Fans’ View: “‘Orming” the Union

Fans’ Views’ Matt Custer applies some group development theories to the Union’s season to see how they’re progressing.

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Hallowed halls, hollow ground

A meditation on Yankee Stadium, it’s place in American sports lore, and the Union’s opportunity to make it all right in 2018

Match previews / Union

MLS Playoffs Match Preview: New York City FC vs. Philadelphia Union

Ryan Rose lays out Philadelphia’s keys to the game if the “best team in Union history” are to move beyond the Knockout Round.

Photo essays / Union

In Pictures: Union 1-3 NYCFC

Check out Ryan Griffith’s photos of the Union’s loss to NYCFC on Decision Day.