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Featured / USMNT / World / World Cup

US National Team overcomes major injuries

Clint Dempsey has recovered enough from his knee injury to make second half appearances for Fulham. The cherry on top is that he made an unbelievable chip shot against Juventus to send Fulham through to the Europa League quarterfinals.

Daily news roundups / Featured

Union hire stadium manager, other morning news

PPL Park gets a stadium manager, the Union still have open roster spots, a top MLS goalkeeper suddenly becomes available, and other soccer news of the day.

Featured / Union

The Union — a preseason review

The PSP reviews the team’s pre-season and takes a look at what the Seattle Sounders have been doing in their pre-season, in advance of Thursday’s opening match. We also gather together the recent bumper crop of interviews with Union players and staff.

Featured / MLS

The new deal

The actual nuts-and-bolts of Major League Soccer’s new collective bargaining agreement, a look at who won and who lost, and a round-up of the most readable CBA stories around the web.

Independence / Indy match reports

Independence tops NCAA national champs

With their squad strengthened by the return of players from International duty, the Philadelphia Independence handily defeated NCAA national champs UNC 3-0.

Lionel Messi is a vampire wizard
Barcelona / La Liga / Spain

Lionel Messi is a vampire wizard

ell your kid to put away the Harry Potters and the Twilights – a better hero exists. Twenty-two year old Barcelona forward Lionel Messi scored three goals on Sunday against Real Zarazoga, bringing his total for the past week to eight. It was the second straight league hat trick for the wizard, and he has leaped […]

CBA Negotiations / Featured / MLS / Union

The new MLS CBA: further details

The MLS and the MLS Players Union “have reached agreement in principle” on a new collective bargaining agreement which will allow the new season to start on time. Here are further details on what MLS commissioner Don Garber and Players Union executive director Bob Foose said in the announcement of the agreement.

Union

Union lose 1-0 in final pre-season friendly

Philadelphia Union lost 1-0 Friday night to the Tampa Bay Rowdies in their final pre-season friendly in Tampa. J.T. Noone’s shot off the crossbar was the closest the Union came to netting.

Fan Culture / Local

Cheer up, a new soccer shop is in town!

With the very real possibility of a strike threatening to overshadow Philadelphia’s triumphant return to the top flight of American soccer, the PSP looks for something positive in the city’s soccer scene and finds it in a new soccer gift shop on Head House Square.

Europe / UEFA Champions League / UEFA Europa League / World

Champions League and Europa League quarter-finals draw

On Friday morning the draw for the quarter-finals of the Champions League and the Europa League took place. Here’s what we have to look forward to.