Union

Union sign Eric Bird

by Ed Farnsworth × on March 12, 2015 at 4:15 pm × 2 comments

Union announce signing of 2015 SuperDraft pick and midfielder Eric Bird, who Jim Curtin has said he sees as a backup for Vincent Nogueira.

Match previews

Preview: Union at Real Salt Lake

by Adam Cann × on March 12, 2015 at 11:45 am × 28 comments

The Union believe they are a different team in 2015. This is their first opportunity to prove it.

Match stats

Defensive Statistics: Philadelphia Union vs Colorado Rapids

by Davis Russell × on March 11, 2015 at 11:37 am × 12 comments

A look at the defensive statistics from Saturday’s draw with Colorado.

Player ratings

Analysis & Player Ratings: Union 0-0 Rapids

by Adam Cann × on March 9, 2015 at 11:30 am × 72 comments

A 4-4-2 formation helped the Union match Colorado’s chaotic and impotent first half, but a change in shape gave the Union the upper hand in the second forty-five.

Postgame

Postgame video and quotes: Union 0-0 Rapids

by Ed Farnsworth × on March 8, 2015 at 9:39 am × 26 comments

Video and transcript of Jim Curtin’s postgame press conference after the Union’s 0-0 draw with Colorado. Also, video of postgame interviews with Jim Curtin, Zach Pffeffer, Fernando Aristeguieta, and Maurice Edu.

Union match reports

Match Report: Philadelphia Union 0-0 Colorado Rapids

by Mike Servedio × on March 7, 2015 at 8:24 pm × 121 comments

Despite dominating play, and keeping a clean sheet, the Union drew 0-0 with Colorado in the 2015 season opener at PPL Park.

Match previews

Match 1 Preview: Union vs Rapids

by Adam Cann × on March 5, 2015 at 11:56 am × 17 comments

After a thrilling 3-3 match at PPL Park in mid-June, Colorado embarked on an epic collapse. New holding midfielders should shore up MLS’s worst defense, but Wenger, Aristeguieta, and Le Toux will give Shane O’Neill and company an early test.