The Philly Soccer Page

Casa round up – playoff edition

by Adam Cann × on June 10, 2010 at 9:14 am × 1 comment

Revolving Orange upset Zolo, Leonidas Walsh preps Rev76 for Quaker City, Sporting Philly moves on, and Cracovia and the Firm prepare to duke it out in Primera. Casa round-up: Playoff style!

FIFA World Cup

World Cup Preview: Mexico vs South Africa

by Alfredo Silva × on June 10, 2010 at 1:41 am × 1 comment

The PSP takes a look at the opening match of the World Cup between host country South Africa and Mexico. Will the home field advantage lift the Bafana Bafana over El Tri? Probably not.

Match previews / Union

Preview: Philadelphia Union at Kansas City Wizards

by Dan Walsh × on June 9, 2010 at 9:57 pm × 1 comment

The Kansas City Wizards nearly moved to south Jersey in 2006. They didn’t, and Philadelphia Union formed instead. Now, they face off for the first time Thursday night in Kansas City, and we have a preview.

Featured / World Cup - International

Group A – Players (and Coaches) to Watch

by Eli Pearlman-Storch × on June 9, 2010 at 3:05 pm × 0 comments

With the South Africa vs Mexico kicking off the 2010 World Cup in only a few days, it seems a good time to give our USA-focused analysis a well-deserved rest and look around at the rest of the field. Here’s a look at Group A.

Daily news roundups / Featured

THREE days, I tell ya, THREE DAYS

by Ed Farnsworth × on June 9, 2010 at 10:29 am × 0 comments

The Union on the Beeb, a slew of US news, injury updates, conservative cranks, managerial appointments and more.

Union

Ya got your tickets, where ya gonna park?

by Ed Farnsworth × on June 8, 2010 at 4:38 pm × 2 comments

The happy news that the first match a PPL Park sold out in five hours raises some questions: Now that you’ve gotten your ticket, how are you going to get to the stadium? If you drive, where are you going to park? The Union’s advice and ours: ARRIVE EARLY!

Daily news roundups

US WC coverage, Onyewu talk, Biden going to SA and more

by Adam Cann × on June 8, 2010 at 8:48 am × 3 comments

Remember 1950? You should. North Korean supporters remember 1966 fondly. Chicago Fire respond to Novak’s criticisms while the American media courts criticisms of its World Cup coverage. Kljestan not waffling on move to Belgium. You hate puns? Put it in the comments.