Playoffs and paper bags
Some thoughts on a match that was downs and ups and ups and ultimately UP.
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Analysis / Union
Daily news roundups
News roundup: Union in the record books, Sacramento joins MLS, fan violence in Mexico
The Union’s playoff match against the Red Bulls was one for the record books, while MLS continues expansion by adding Sacramento as its 29th team. Louisville is also getting a soccer team, joining the NWSL in 2021. A brawl in the stands occurred during a match in Mexico causing the match to be abandoned.
Philadelphia Union II / USL Match report
Match report: Charleston Battery 5-1 Bethlehem Steel
The Bethlehem Steel fell to the Charleston Battery 5-1 in their season finale on Saturday afternoon, making it the fourth time in the last five games that the Steel have given up five or more goals in a match.
Daily news roundups
News roundup: Union get first playoff win, Steel lose, MLS playoff action
The Union won their first ever playoff game Sunday night! Plus Steel ends their season and all the other action from round 1 of the MLS Cup Playoffs.
Postgame / Video
PSP Postgame Show: Philadelphia Union 4-3 New York Red Bulls
In case you missed it, here’s the PSP Union Postgame Show, interviews with Union players from the locker room, head coach Jim Curtin.
Union match reports
Match report: Philadelphia Union 4-3 New York Red Bulls
The Union won their first ever playoff game with a dramatic 4-3 extra time win over New York Red Bulls, sealing one of the biggest postseason comebacks in MLS history.
Match previews
Playoff match preview: Philadelphia Union vs. New York Red Bulls
With their first home playoff match in eight years, the Union will take on the New York Red Bulls on Sunday as the playoffs begin.
Daily news roundups
News roundup: MLS playoffs, Steel end of season, and US Open Cup qualifiers all this weekend
The 2019 MLS playoffs are finally here, so there’s a lot of playoff news and content in today’s roundup.
Roundtable / Union
PSP roundtable: Post-season, but pre-postseason
You’ve pined for it and now it’s here. Before the playoffs, the PSP staff gathers for a post-season-but-pre-postseason roundtable.
Press Conference / Union
Jim Curtin’s Union seek an elusive playoff victory
Everyone knows the Union’s playoff history. PSP’s Nick Fishman reports from Jim Curtin’s weekly presser on what a win on Sunday would mean to the city and his team.
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