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Featured / Union

“It will be a fluid system”: Nowak talks tactics

In a conference call on Wednesday, Union manager Peter Nowak talked about keeping the team’s tactics fluid, what the young talent is showing in camp, and cutting the goals in half this year.

Featured / US / USMNT

USMNT: Who are ya?

Timothy Chandler has burst onto the Bundesliga scene this year at the young age of 20 and guess what, he holds a United States passport. Time to get to know the National Team hopeful.

Local / Local Leagues / United Soccer League / US Amateur Cup

PA Amateur Cup Quarterfinals this Sunday

This weekend, the Eastern Pennsylvania Amateur Cup resumes with four quarterfinal matches.

Fan Culture / Featured / Soccer on TV

Watch the season opener with the PSP

Looking for a place to watch the Union’s season opener? You can watch the game with the PSP at the 700. Angelo’s Soccer Corner will be on hand to give away prizes.

KYW Philly Soccer Show / Podcasts

KYW’s Philly Soccer Show: Kerith Gabriel

Kerith Gabriel, the Philly Daily News’ beat writer for the Philadelphia Union, joins KYW’s Greg Orlandini and PSP’s Adam Cann in the studio for the first podcast of the season. Offseason moves, tactics, the team’s handling of the media and homegrown players are discussed.

Daily news roundups / Featured

Union prepare to come home, more news

The Union get ready to come home. More season previews: some say the Union will sizzle, others that they will fizzle, and some say they’ll do both. ESPN wonders where MOF may be. RSL v KC preseason friendly abandoned after bench-clearing brawl. USWNT in Algarve Cup final today. Shrovetide Football and more morning news.

Featured / USMNT

2011 Gold Cup schedule released

The schedule for the 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup has been released. The US plays June 7, June 11 and June 14 in Group C. The June 25 final will be played at the Rose Bowl.

Daily news roundups

Daily round-up: Jet, Pfeff, and MLS in France

RSL has a jet! What!? A Zach Pfeffer profile, a red card for tackling a streaker, Paul Riley wins the Charlotte Moran Award, and CNN calls Major League Soccer the MSL. Sigh.

Featured

Soccer for Union scabs

Swerving Suarez, shots from distance and Eto’o does it like only Eto’o can.

Daily news roundups

Starting young, more news

Stories on the Union website emphasized youth soccer over the weekend. Big East “lukewarm” on Villanova using PPL for football, thank goodness. Seattle beaten by Portland and Vancouver. Goal-line technology possible at 2014 World Cup, more news.