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.
The 2019 MLS playoffs are finally here, so there’s a lot of playoff news and content in today’s roundup.
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.
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.
The Union host their first playoff game in eight years this Sunday. Fan’s View writer Ryan Sedwick is excited — and says you should be too.
And have we “officially run out of reasons to be optimistic about the USMNT’s future under Gregg Berhalter”?
Tim Jones indulges in a wildly impractical — but imaginative! — scheme for youth player development during the three-month offseason.
It’s all about the narrative. If you’re so inclined, the Union just completed their best-ever season, will be hosting their second-ever home playoff game, and the future is bright. But that’s not the only way to read the last three games…
Plus, Phang bobblehead for sale, Sacramento next MLS team, local college scores, more.
A photo summary of the Army-Navy Cup played at Talen Energy Stadium on Oct. 12.
The Union have 3 finalists for MLS end of season awards, while Canada looks for a big crowd when they take on the USMNT tonight. Women in Iran finally got to see soccer, while South Koreans won’t see their team play North Korea.