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.
The full Union 2011 broadcast schedule is released. The team joins the rest of Philadelphia’s sports world on Comcast SportsNet.
Although the MLS season is just around the corner, there’s still plenty of soccer going on in Philadelphia. Here’s a photo essay by PSP photographer Daniel Gajdamowicz of the Casa Soccer Indoor League, now in full swing and in Week 6.
With the Year Two bearing down on us, the Union’s preseason off the field leaves a sour taste for even the most rabid supporters.
Tweet roundup from Greece (it’s a slow news day!), season previews, more on FC Dallas as the Land of Misfit Former Union Players, owner of local soccer blog affiliate bought by the owner of another local soccer blog affiliate, you weekend TV listings and more.
As the Independence start preseason training, six players are absent with the best excuse in the world: they’re representing the USA.
Le Toux signs major marketing deal. Official Philadelphia Union Soccer Schools announced. Making cuts is not easy. Marcelo Bielsa to become USMNT technical director? More news.
Jonathan Tannenwald of Philly.com’s The Goalkeeper has posted further quotes from Wednesday’s press conference with Peter Nowak.
Peter Nowak spoke to reporters today via teleconference from Greece. He said the roster is not complete, that the club decided not to exercise the option to buy Orozco Fiscal at the end of his one-year loan on January 1. He said many are “looking at snaps rather than the big picture.”
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