The Philly Soccer Page

Union land Stewart for SD, recaps and reactions to Sunday’s season ending win, more

October 26, 2015 by Ed Farnsworth 31 comments

Union announce Earnie Stewart will be club’s sporting director beginning Jan 1. Recaps and reaction to Union win in season finale. More news.

Official: Earnie Stewart named Union’s Sporting Director

October 26, 2015 by Ed Farnsworth 64 comments

Stewart will be club’s sporting director, effective January 1, 2016.

Postgame

Postgame video and quotesheet: Union 1-0 Orlando

October 26, 2015 by Ed Farnsworth 4 comments

Mike and Eli’s postgame wrap. Interviews with Nogueira and Blake. Transcript of Jim Curtin’s postgame press conference.

Union match reports

Match report: Philadelphia Union 1-0 Orlando City SC

October 25, 2015 by Mike Servedio 24 comments

Sebastien Le Toux earned and scored a penalty to give the Union a win in their final game of 2015.

Philadelphia Soccer History

Philadelphia and the other first professional soccer league in the U.S.

October 23, 2015 by Ed Farnsworth 0 comments

Philadelphia was central to the formation of the first two pro soccer leagues in the US, the National League baseball-backed American League of Professional Football, and the American Association of Professional Football, which played its first games before, and outlived, the ALPF.