The Philly Soccer Page

News roundup: Fabian might be out again, USMNT won and Messi in MLS?

by Sara Griswold × on March 22, 2019 at 9:00 am × 17 comments

Plus SEPTA has given Union fans a train and Tata Martino coaches his first Mexico match tonight.

Lineup uncertainty looms large ahead of Philly’s clash with Columbus

by Nick Fishman × on March 21, 2019 at 10:15 am × 16 comments

When Jim Curtin speaks at his weekly press conference, he usually provides clarity. This time, things remained opaque. How will the Union handle the emergence of Aaronson, the availabity of Monteiro, and the collection of international call-ups and injuries?

Daily news roundups

News roundup: Press pass, Inter Lauderdale, US v Ecuador tonight, more

by Steven Whisler × on March 21, 2019 at 9:00 am × 7 comments

Plus, Jack Mac tries to make it back in MLS.

Featured / Union

Can Fafa Picault succeed as the Union’s No. 9?

by Nick Fishman × on March 20, 2019 at 10:30 am × 11 comments

Fafa Picault is one of the Union’s most talented attackers, but can he adjust to the transition from winger to the Union’s No. 9 in the club’s new formation? PSP’s Nick Fishman breaks it down, with the player and his coach providing insight.

Analysis / Philadelphia Union II

Bethlehem’s teenage internationals

by Tim Jones × on March 20, 2019 at 9:45 am × 7 comments

Bethlehem Steel are not the first player development side to implement a thorough-going youth movement. They are the first to rely heavily on teenage international players. They have six such among their total of nine international players.

Daily news roundups

News roundup: Kreis is U-23 coach, Derrick Jones called up, Zlatan vs. ManU’s class of ’92

by John Osborn × on March 20, 2019 at 9:00 am × 0 comments

Plus D.C. United sign 16-year-old homegrown, Doolsta is good at esports and real-life soccer, why women’s soccer in Spain is popular, and more.

Player of the Week / Union

Player of the Week: Brenden Aaronson

by Dan Walsh × on March 19, 2019 at 6:08 pm × 12 comments

It wasn’t the goal that made Brenden Aaronson’s MLS debut so brilliant. It was everything else. PSP’s Dan Walsh breaks down the Medford teen’s dream night, which would’ve been that much more impressive if anyone else on the Union could finish.