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The latest on MLS’s new second-team league

Is it time to think about 2022 already? Tim Jones breaks down all there is to know about MLS Next Pro, the new reserve league in which Union 2 will compete.

Commentary / For Pete's Sake / Union

What might have been

Peter Andrews meditates on the brutal end to the Union’s season, and the valiant effort of the side in defeat.

Analysis

Match analysis: Philadelphia Union 1–2 New York City FC

That game was a lot. Jeremy Lane gets into the details.

Photo essays

In pictures: Philadelphia Union 1-2 New York City FC

PSP photographers Stephen Speer and Marjorie Elzey share their shots from Sunday’s playoff finale.

A View from Afar / Union

The COVID Game was an avoidable debacle

Forget the result: the Eastern Conference Final should never have been played. PSP’s Dan Walsh emerges to excoriate the debacle that should forever be recalled as The COVID Game.

Player ratings / Union

Player ratings: Philadelphia Union 1-2 New York City FC

Sean Griswold hands out grades from the Union’s playoff loss.

Daily news roundups

News roundup: Union lose to NYCFC, Portland hosts MLS Cup, Bayern wins Der Klassiker

News from around the soccer world.

MLS / Union / Union match reports

Match report: Philadelphia Union 1-2 New York City FC

NYC scored late to defeat the short-handed Philadelphia Union 2-1 in the Eastern Conference Final.

Breaking News / Coronavirus / Union

Eleven Union players in health and safety protocols

The latest news from Chester with 24 hours to go before the Eastern Conference final.

Breaking News / Coronavirus / Union

Union dealing with COVID issues ahead of Sunday’s match

The club cancelled training yesterday with a number of players in the league’s health and safety protocols. Here’s the latest from Chester.