The Week in Tweets
Toronto recap, Antoine makes bold candy claims, Wheeler talks haircuts, and more. It’s all in The Week in Tweets.
Union
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Match previews
Preview: Union at DC United
Can Michael Farfan string together a pair of strong performances? Can John Hackworth make a back four out of three players? These answers and more… will not be answered until Saturday.
Opinion / Union
This is why we love the game
An impossible sprint back to stop a goal and save the game. A inch-perfect free kick to win it. This is why we love soccer: For the spectacular. PSP’s Dan Walsh lays it out.
Union
Hero for a day: Kleberson emerges from shadows
That the highest paid Union player may have saved the season with one kick is only remarkable if you know the whole story.
Player ratings
Analysis & player ratings: Union 1-0 TFC
Kleberson bailed the Union out in a match in which the forwards were far from clinical in front of goal.
Union match reports
Match report: Philadelphia Union 1-0 Toronto FC
Scoreless and down to ten men for the final 13 minutes of the game, the Union needed a difference maker. In the 95th minute, Kleberson became that man.
Postgame
“This goal is for the fans”: Video of postgame press conference and interviews, quote sheet
Video pf John Hackworth’s postgame press conference and locker room interviews with Kleberson, Antoine Hoppenot, Michael Farfan, and Amobi Okugo. Plus: postgame quote sheet.
Match previews
Preview: Union vs Toronto FC
Beating KC on the road is only worth anything if the Union can consolidate that win with three points at home. Toronto has a new striker but many of the same old TFC problems. Will the Union’s offense scrounge up a goal with the season on the line?
Analysis / Union
The statement game
The Union got themselves back in the playoff driver’s seat by winning Friday the same way they’ve won all year. PSP’s Dan Walsh breaks down the Union’s underrated defense and the race for the Eastern Conference’s final playoff spot.
Player ratings
Analysis & player ratings: Union 1-0 Sporting KC
The Union relied heavily on Zac MacMath and Kansas City’s terrible finishing to break their five-game winless streak.
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