In youth travel teams, overwhelming competitiveness can take away from the importance of all that we can learn from playing team sports. In his first post for The College Experience series, PSP’s Will Boehmer describes his soccer upbringing and how he ended up at Rosemont College.
Plus, avoiding Freddy Adu curse, DaMarcus Beasley for pro/reg, first female ref, more.
PSP photographer Paul Rudderow was on hand Sunday night as Philadelphia Union turned a bad night into a good result by defeating the Houston Dynamo 2-1.
The Union remain at the top of the Eastern Conference standings. But there is a lot of work left to do if they want to stay there.
The Union are interested in Daniel Sturridge while Jack Elliott features in the MLS Team of the Week. At U.S. Soccer, the front office staff has new faces and new roles, while the Union have gotten away from their youth movement in recent weeks.
Rating the squad’s individual performances after the win over Houston.
The Bethlehem Steel earned a 0-0 draw with Nashville SC on Saturday night, giving a strong defensive showing against one of the USL’s strongest sides.
The Union found a hard fought win last night, while other contenders in the east played big matches. The second weekend of the Philly Unity Cup took place this past weekend, and there was even more soccer with the return of the English Premier League.
In case you missed it, here’s the PSP Union Postgame Show, interviews with Union players from the locker room, head coach Jim Curtin.
The Union pull three points out of a rough, inconsistent match against Houston on Military Appreciation Night.
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