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Harrelson beats England & real soccer news

by Ed Farnsworth × on June 7, 2010 at 10:36 am × 1 comment

Woody Harrelson scores match winning PK over England in front of 65,000 at Old Trafford. Seriously. Plus real soccer news. Seriously.

Postgame: Fire 2-1 Union

by Dan Walsh × on June 6, 2010 at 10:23 pm × 9 comments

Philadelphia Union lost 2-1 to the Chicago Fire on Saturday in what was one of the most boring displays of soccer put on in a long time. The Fire packed 10 men back and did a poor Italy imitation. Still, there was some bright spots for the Union, and PSP covers them and hands out player ratings.

USMNT / World Cup

US Takes Down Aussies in Last Warm Up

by Mike Servedio × on June 5, 2010 at 1:14 pm × 2 comments

The Americans took down the Socceroos 3-1 to add a little confidence in their last warm up before they face England next week. Here’s our player ratings.

Match previews / Union

Preview: Philadelphia Union at Chicago Fire

by Dan Walsh × on June 4, 2010 at 11:34 am × 1 comment

The Union continue the road trip from hell but do it coming off a big 3-2 win last week over Houston, their first ever road win. The Fire are a team in flux, struggling to cope with the loss of several key starters, but they have one of the best home fields in the league. PSP previews the match.

Daily news roundups

Drobga and Ferdinand out of the World Cup

by Ed Farnsworth × on June 4, 2010 at 9:46 am × 5 comments

Didier Drogba fractures his elbow and will miss the World Cup, Rio Ferdinand is out of the World Cup after injuring his knee in training, Altidore sprains his ankle, Union news ahead of Saturday’s match against Chicago Fire and more US and World Cup morning news.

Fan Culture / Local / World Cup / World Cup - International

Who Are Ya? (World Cup Sendoff Edition)

by Brion Shreffler × on June 3, 2010 at 2:10 pm × 1 comment

Who Are Ya talks to USA fans after the US defeat of Turkey on Saturday

Daily news roundups

More news than you can shake a stick at

by Ed Farnsworth × on June 3, 2010 at 10:25 am × 1 comment

Salinas, Nowak, Rodriguez, Convey, Torres, Spector, Bornstein, Beasley, DeMerit, Hahnemann, Dempsey, Bradley, Klinsmann, Reyna, Fabregas, Benitez. Have I mentioned Brad Pitt?