In pictures: Bethlehem Steel FC-Newtown Pride
PSP’s Mikey Reeves was at the Sandy Hook benefit in West Chester, featuring three local minor league clubs. Here’s what he saw.
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Bethlehem, Reading and West Chester play for charity
Match results were less significant than the act of playing during Tuesday’s benefit doubleheader in West Chester, providing support to the Connecticut town that lost so many small children in a 2012 school shooting.
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Tactical analysis: Union 1-0 DC United
The Union got a big win over DC United at home, but controlling a match in the late moments remains a big issue.
Player of the Week
Player of the week: Andre Blake
Andre Blake came up huge as his departure to the Gold Cup creeps closer. The Jamaican is our player of the week.
A View from Afar
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PSP’s Dan Walsh shares some thoughts on the Union, starting with Haris Medunjanin’s class and running through to the lesson the Union should learn from the Chicago Fire’s signing of Bastian Schweinsteiger.
Match previews
Match preview: Philadelphia Union at New York Red Bulls
The Union head up I-95 to try for a U.S. Open Cup match against the rival New York Red Bulls.
Daily news roundups
News roundup: Picault’s spotlight, NASL soccer city, Gold Cup roster postures, more
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Player ratings
Player ratings: Philadelphia Union 1-0 D.C. United
Just like the fireworks after the match, some players sparkled while others fizzled. Catch up with PSP’s player ratings after the Union’s victory over D.C. United.
Commentary
The Union ship of Theseus
When Earnie Stewart took the helm of the Philadelphia Union, he inherited a fanbase so tired of failure as to mutiny against the team’s ownership. How each defines that relationship is a significant part of the team’s “now” narrative.
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