This week the Bethlehem Steel are getting the attention their season’s performance deserves. Playoff soccer is a different animal. PSP reviews the key points of the regular season games, guesses the Steel’s line-up, and identifies a potentially key Louisville personnel difference.
Portland wins the NWSL. Bethlehem makes the playoffs but with the hardest first round match-up. Philadelphia slides a bit in power rankings for what that means.
U-17s face England next, Champions League action, and the rest of the day’s news.
With nothing to lose, the Union trotted out the same old lineup on Sunday. Peter Andrews responds with a column made of old sentences from his previous columns.
The Union came from behind in the first half and gave up a lead late in the second half as Chicago’s big attacking signing registered a hat trick and the Union’s entered in the 90th minute.
PSP dives into the player ratings of the Union’s final road game of 2017, a 3-2 defeat in Chicago.
Tim Weah almost makes up for World Cup FOMO with a ridiculous goal and the Columbus Crew owner threatens to “Kroenke” to Austin, Texas if the team doesn’t build a new stadium.
As the USL season wrapped up, Bethlehem earned their first trip to the playoffs. PSP looks at why the Steel are our “players of the week.”
Rob Simmons was on the scene as Bethlehem Steel FC drew against St. Louis.
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