The Philly Soccer Page

News roundup: Union win, MLS talks Black History Month and welcome Nashville SC!

by Sara Griswold × on February 22, 2019 at 8:59 am × 18 comments

Nashville announces it’s club name, colors and crest, and the USL’s Indy Eleven and La Liga could shape the future of the MLS.

Stock rising, stock falling: Philadelphia Union 2 – 1 D.C. United

by Shayan Waseh × on February 21, 2019 at 10:30 am × 10 comments

With just over a week left until their opener, which Union players stepped up in their most recent preseason match? Who did not?

Local / Union

Soccer, taxes, and opportunities

by Chris Gibbons × on February 21, 2019 at 9:45 am × 15 comments

Changes to American tax law could significantly boost the prospects for redeveloping land near where Philadelphia Union and Bethlehem Steel call home. Chris Gibbons explains how this could play out.

Union match reports

Preseason match report: Philadelphia Union 2-1 D.C. United

by Rob Simmons × on February 21, 2019 at 9:00 am × 19 comments

New star signing Marco Fabian and Cory Burke led Philadelphia to a preseason victory in Clearwater.

Union Academy

The science behind Ernst Tanner’s youth emphasis

by Tim Jones × on February 20, 2019 at 10:03 am × 7 comments

Tim Jones asked YSC Academy Schoolhouse Head of School Dr. Nooha Ahmed Lee about Sporting Director Ernst Tanner’s focus on the 17-t0-21-year-old player age group.