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Tactical Analysis

Postmatch analysis: Union 1-3 Portland Timbers

A strong opening half hour couldn’t prevent the Union from falling to a third straight loss. PSP’s Adam Cann goes deep into the details to explain why things happened the way they did.

Player ratings / Union

Player ratings: Philadelphia Union 1 – 3 Portland Timbers

Another week, another disappointing Union performance. Was it group mediocrity or individual mistakes?

Daily news roundups

News roundup: The bad news in a good way

There’s been so much negativity lately, so let’s try to make the conversation more positive! And the rest of the day’s news.

USL Match report

Match report: Bethlehem Steel FC 2-0 FC Cincinnati

Bethlehem picked up their first win since July off the back of a Seku Conneh brace.

Video

Postgame video: Union 1-3 Timbers

PSP’s Mike Servedio and Kevin Kinkead break down the match. Interviews Richie Marquez, Keegan Rosenberry and Oguchi Onyewu. Postgame press conference with Curtin. Click play to your left to watch the player interviews, and click on the headline for all videos.

Union match reports

Match report: Philadelphia Union 1-3 Portland Timbers

The Union fell to a third straight defeat with a 3-1 home loss to the Portland Timbers. Updated, with Three Points.

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Commentary / Featured

It’s time to hold Earnie Stewart accountable

Forget Jim Curtin. It’s time to hold Earnie Stewart accountable for signing players who don’t fit the 4-2-3-1 system he and the Union want to employ. PSP’s Steve Whisler explains.

Analysis

On Advanced Stats in Soccer, part 2: Luckluster and an end to all regressive means

Adam Schorr takes a look at variance, regression, and the 2016 Philadelphia Union season.

Quick Reference

Union vs Portland quick reference

Get up to snuff with the Union-Timbers series history. We’ve got highlights from our match reports and analysis, video highlights, match stats, and more.

Philadelphia Union II

USL to create Division 3 all over again

Having spent two years working hard to win promotion from division three status, less than three months after succeeding has the league announced its new D3 entity in a complex gambit to absorb the remnants of NASL?