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Analysis

Match analysis: Philadelphia Union 5 – 0 Toronto FC

by Chris Gibbons × on October 27, 2020 at 11:35 am × 5 comments

As good as it is, the 5-0 scoreline doesn’t paint the whole picture of what happened on Saturday.

Featured

New weekly column: The change strip

by Thomas Hill × on October 27, 2020 at 10:32 am × 7 comments

An aesthetic assessment of this moment in soccer history.

Daily news roundups

News roundup: Santos Player of the Week, Union with multiple MLS awards, Champions League group matches

by Sean Griswold × on October 27, 2020 at 9:41 am × 1 comment

The Union were honored with multiple MLS awards after their dominating win over Toronto FC, and are now the favorites for the Supporters Shield and MLS Cup according to FiveThirtyEight. The Champions League resumes today and tomorrow, with some exciting matchups on deck.

Photo essays

In pictures: Philadelphia Union 5-0 Toronto FC

by Paul Rudderow × on October 26, 2020 at 3:19 pm × 4 comments

PSP photographer Paul Rudderow was on hand Sunday night as the Philadelphia Union to witness a very entertaining 5-0 win over Toronto FC.

Commentary

The $6 million sale was not the big story

by Tim Jones × on October 26, 2020 at 10:45 am × 15 comments

Tim Jones takes a deep dive into the news that Philadelphia Union II will no longer compete in the USL Championship and changes to the developmental pipeline coming next year.

Player ratings

Player ratings: Philadelphia Union 5-0 Toronto FC

by Sara Griswold × on October 26, 2020 at 10:20 am × 15 comments

While she’d like to give everyone 9’s or 10’s, Sara Griswold gets a bit more critical, but still awards high grades in a fantastic game of soccer on Saturday night.

Daily news roundups

News roundup: Union top of table, Carlos Vela returns, big games across Europe

by Sean Griswold × on October 26, 2020 at 10:07 am × 1 comment

The Union got a big win over Toronto FC Saturday night and are now in the drivers seat for the Supporters Shield. It was a crazy week of MLS action, combined with multiple big games happening across Europe.