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Union add Columbian midfielder to roster

The Union have added Colombian midfielder Roger Torres to the roster in what’s becoming typical of the club’s way of doing business in training camp: Keep things quiet, except, you know, when they don’t want to.

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Daily news roundup

When the MLS and the Players Union meet this week to resume contract negotiations they will be joined by George H. Cohen, director of the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service. ESPN discusses this possible “glimmer of hope.” Peter Nowak discusses the upcoming third stage of pre-season training. Focusing on tactics, […]

Philly Soccer Page Info

PSP upgrade forthcoming — Got ideas?

We’re working on another upgrade to the site that will require some testing as we switch everything over. If you see the Philly Soccer Page suddenly go down sometime in the next 10 days or so, don’t worry. It’ll come back quickly enough. That’s just us messing around with stuff. […]

Wonderland

Wonderland

A wind aided own goal in the German lower division game between Wimsheim vs TSV Grunbach. I love that the players celebrate like someone just hit a 90th minute bicycle kick. Kind of reminds me of playing at Pennypack Park, no?

Daily news roundups

Daily news roundup

Another sponsorship deal for Philadelphia Union, with Coca-Cola and Dasani set to be the soft drink and bottled water sold at games. Meanwhile, you can see more photos of the Union’s stadium here and to your right, courtesy of Philadelphia Union. U.S. international Stuart Bolden will get a contract extension […]

English Premier League / World Cup

Let's Get Dirty – Nigel De Jong's Kindred Spirits

If you’re a USA fan who isn’t up on the Oranje, Manchester City, or the Hamburgers before that, you might have wondered “who was that objectionable oaf who broke poor Stu’s leg?”, and later on “who is that cowardly s%!$head who blatantly dove for a free kick while under pressure […]

USMNT / World Cup

US v. Netherlands Postgame Analysis

The US loses to the Netherlands in Holland by one goal. Coming away with a 2-1 loss to a full strength Dutch side at home without some of your key players is a pretty good result in my book. I thought that there were positives to take away from the […]

Daily news roundups

Daily news roundup

The Philadelphia Union will play the New York Red Bulls in their first MLS Play-in match for the US Open Cup. The match will take place on a still to be determined date in April. The Union will have to win three consecutive matches to reach the round of 16. […]

US women win Algarve Cup final
Independence / US / USWNT

US women win Algarve Cup final

Three Independence players helped the U.S. women’s national team to a 3-2 victory in the Algarve Cup in Portugal, marking the seventh time the U.S. has won the tourney.

USMNT / World Cup

US vs Holland — a blow by blow breakdown of a tough US loss

The opening, much like the entirety of the first half, was marked by the usual stuttering of two teams feeling each other out that’s seen in many a friendly. For the US, there was the danger of risking a perceived “major setback” to their World Cup hopes should a world […]