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Player ratings: Columbus Crew 1 – 0 Philadelphia Union

by Jim O'Leary × on July 24, 2017 at 9:45 am × 9 comments

Saturday’s game earns some players praise, and several players scorn.

Daily news roundups

News roundup: United States earn birth in Gold Cup final

by Adam Schorr × on July 24, 2017 at 9:00 am × 24 comments

Union sink in Columbus, USA to face Andre Blake and Jamaica in the Gold Cup final, and the rest of the day’s news.

USL Match report

Match report: Richmond 3 – 2 Bethlehem

by Tim Jones × on July 23, 2017 at 8:00 am × 1 comment

Richmond Kickers ended Bethlehem Steel’s undefeated streak while stopping their own string without a win 3-2 at City Stadium in Virginia’s capital.

Union match reports

Match report: Columbus Crew 1-0 Philadelphia Union

by Peter Andrews × on July 22, 2017 at 9:38 pm × 60 comments

The Union’s shorthanded, sputtering offense failed to threaten Columbus Crew SC, who rode a lucky goal from Justin Meram to a 1-0 victory at MAPFRE Stadium.

Commentary / Gold Cup

Fixing the Gold Cup

by Chris Gibbons × on July 22, 2017 at 1:27 pm × 3 comments

The Gold Cup is the premier competition for CONCACAF supremacy. It does little to further the US Men’s National Team’s international agenda, however, and getting “results” in the competition have little impact results in subsequent World Cups.

Soccer on TV

Footy on the Telly

by Matt Custer × on July 22, 2017 at 11:07 am × 0 comments

This week, Footy never sleeps. The Union must win (twice), and USMNT must win. Also, a slew of Friendlies, Pre-Season “Cups,” UEFA Champions League, UEFA Women’s European Championship, Copa Sudamericana, NASL, NWSL, and South American League play (if you have the channels).

Match previews

Match preview: Philadelphia Union vs. Columbus Crew

by Adam Schorr × on July 21, 2017 at 11:15 am × 11 comments

Can the Union overcome the Crew and the schedule to discover at least one point in Columbus?

Satire

A work of fiction: Gulati’s DONGARBER proclamation

by Chris Gibbons × on July 21, 2017 at 10:30 am × 3 comments

In an alternate universe, one where the Union season isn’t beginning to look exactly like almost every other one before it, USSF President Sunil Gulati makes a proclamation that changes everything about American soccer.