The Philly Soccer Page

Who deserves the Ballon d’Or?

by Adam Cann × on December 22, 2010 at 11:00 am × 1 comment

The player who most deserves FIFA’s highest individual honor isn’t even on the short list.

Swedish goalie wants MLS move, MLS wants TV money, more news

by Adam Cann × on December 21, 2010 at 10:54 am × 0 comments

Goalie Jonas Sandqvist wants a MLS move, Beckham wants a loan move, MLS asks FSC for big TV deal, and an in-depth look at the state of the Union’s salary cap…

Featured / World

Soccer for Union scabs

by Adam Cann × on December 21, 2010 at 9:30 am × 9 comments

PhillySoccerPage spends the bulk of its time delivering top-rate commentary and news about the Union and the rest of the Philadelphia soccer scene. With MLS in the offseason, it’s time for the casual local soccer fans out there to expand their palates and latch onto an international team or two.

Featured

Bring ’em on!

by Ed Farnsworth × on December 20, 2010 at 7:07 pm × 2 comments

The Union announced on Monday the dates of their first home and away games of the 2011 season: away to Houston on March 19 and at home at PPL Park on March 26.

Featured / Independence

Independence open tryout announced

by Ed Farnsworth × on December 20, 2010 at 10:18 am × 1 comment

The Philadelphia Independence will hold an open tryout January 27-28 at United Sports Complex in Downingtown.

Featured / Season Reviews / Union

Season review: Peter Nowak

by Adam Cann × on December 20, 2010 at 10:15 am × 5 comments

Soccer is not often seen as an American sport, but MLS – for all it’s flaws – is America’s version. Steeped as it is in American history, Philadelphia needed a manager who considered the MLS his sport, and the MLS Cup his championship. Peter Nowak was widely praised as that manager when he arrived. After a complicated season, where does Philadelphia’s manager stand now?

Daily news roundups / Featured

Mondragon gives up hat trick, makes Worst 11 list

by Ed Farnsworth × on December 20, 2010 at 10:02 am × 1 comment

Mondragon gives up hat trick in last game for FC Koln and named to Worst Bundesliga 11 of 2010 list; Caroline Seger traded from Independence to WYN Flash, MLS news, snowball’s stop play video and more.

History / Philadelphia Soccer History

2-3-5 in the 215: Tactics in the early days of Philadelphia soccer

by Ed Farnsworth × on December 18, 2010 at 9:28 am × 2 comments

We take a look at the development of the 2-3-5 formation, the dominant tactical formation Philadelphia soccer teams would have employed from the 1880s through the 1950s.