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English Premier League / US / USMNT

Pulisic to Chelsea: promise or pressure?

Was Christian Pulisic’s move to Chelsea the right one to make? Christian Sandler weighs the expectations.

Daily news roundups

News roundup: Closed Union preseason match in Orlando, MLS roster update, Asian Cup tidbits

Plus Austin FC officially unveiled, only one Philly player in MLS draft, NWSL’s president, more.

Commentary

Hats: the real reason why soccer still hasn’t caught on in America

An only partially serious discussion of the biggest challenge facing the growth of the sport in this country.

Daily news roundups

News roundup: Union draft gets a good grade, MLS honors Sigi, and Ronaldo catches a warrant

Plus: Callaghan to the USMNT, Bob Bradley has a reasonable response, and Europe starts up again.

Commentary

Breaking down Ernst Tanner’s offseason moves

Ernst Tanner has made quite a few moves so far. Ryan Rose tries to figure out what they tell us about Tanner’s M.O.

Daily news roundups

News roundup: FC Cincinnati draft deal, NWSL college draft and more

Everything to know about the Union trading all SuperDraft picks to FC Cincinnati, Gaddis was re-signed and Ronaldo has to supply some DNA

Breaking News / Union

Union trade all SuperDraft picks to FC Cincinnati

Concluding that the SuperDraft had little to offer the Union, Ernst Tanner traded five draft picks to FC Cincinnati last night in exchange for cash.

Breaking News / Philadelphia Union II / Roster News

Breaking: Bethlehem re-sign James Chambers

There will be one highly appropriate outlier to Ernst Tanner’s directive that Bethlehem Steel FC become much younger in 2019, the captain has been re-signed.

Analysis / Philadelphia Union II

Ernst Tanner’s Bethlehem “to do” list

Ernst Tanner and his two technical staffs have quite a few players left to find and sign. Santos and Freese are the tip of the iceberg.

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Daily news roundups

News roundup: Union’s ’19 schedule, Steel get ‘Nova midfielder, last MLS Combine

Plus live soccer behind paywalls, Ernst Tanner interview, coffin goal, more.