Vote Le Toux, Mwanga, Salinas for goal of the season, PSP for best soccer blog. Mwanga is in the clear and the fall and rise of Sheanon Williams. New player movement rules for MLS? Clinton to represent US in WC bid final presentation. Impact is out of control, there are a thousand tennis balls on the pitch, Footy on the Telly and more morning news.
The Nov. 20 tournament in Philadelphia will raise funds for Soccer Without Borders, which helps disadvantaged children get involved in youth sports.
Philadelphia Union assistant coach John Hackworth sat in for this week’s show, and he answered questions Union fans have been wondering about. Will the Union sign a veteran goalkeeper? Will Danny Mwanga be exempt from the expansion draft, and who will the Union protect? What are the team’s biggest needs? Tune in and find out.
Toni Stahl will go down in history as a starter for the Union’s first opening day game ever. He’ll also be remembered as the guy who got red-carded from that game and then never played again the whole season. Will he add some good things to the record next year? PSP takes a look.
Goals of the week, Okugo gets a U-20 call up, La Salle is #2 seed in the A-10 tourney while Temple is #3, and rugby comes to PPL Park. All in today’s round-up
We feature portraits of some of your favorite Union players as taken by PSP photographers Daniel Gajdamowicz, Paul Rudderow and Nicolae Stoian.
Two assists from Lori Lindsey of the Philadelphia Independence feed a 3-0 victory over Costa Rica in a do-or-die match that keeps the US women’s World Cup qualifying hopes alive.
Local results from qualifying for the Men’s and Women’s Open cups, as well as the local United Soccer League.
Philadelphia Union defender Cristian Arrieta showed his technical expertise and versatility this year, but he also got beaten on too many goals. Union Manager Peter Nowak has proved to be very unforgiving with defenders, and Arrieta may not be back next year. PSP reviews Arrieta’s season.
Califf is thinking about next year’s playoffs. Penn men fall to Princeton while the Penn women take the Ivly League crown. Ryan Richter scores four goals for La Salle over the weekend and more morning news.
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