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Match report: Philadelphia Union 1-3 Portland Timbers

by Mike Servedio × on April 8, 2017 at 9:52 pm × 93 comments

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

It’s time to hold Earnie Stewart accountable

by Steven Whisler × on April 7, 2017 at 11:00 am × 58 comments

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

by Adam Schorr × on April 7, 2017 at 10:30 am × 2 comments

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

Quick Reference

Union vs Portland quick reference

by Nick Fishman × on April 7, 2017 at 10:00 am × 1 comment

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

by Tim Jones × on April 7, 2017 at 9:30 am × 7 comments

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?

Daily news roundups

News roundup: Union seek points at home as questions swirl, USWNT beat Russia, and more

by Adam Schorr × on April 7, 2017 at 9:00 am × 21 comments

The Union head into an important game while many ask if it’s time for a formation change, USWNT win 4-0, and the rest of the day’s news.

Soccer on TV

Footy on the Telly April 7-14

by Matt Custer × on April 7, 2017 at 8:00 am × 4 comments

This Week on TV (or online), you can catch the Union and Christian Pulisic twice as well as Tranquillo Barnetta.

Match previews / Union

Match preview: Philadelphia Union vs. Portland Timbers

by Jim O'Leary × on April 6, 2017 at 2:14 pm × 26 comments

Will the Timbers to fly across the country and give the Union three artisanal, small batch, organic points?

KYW Philly Soccer Show / Union

KYW Philly Soccer Show: Jamie Goldberg

by Mike Servedio × on April 6, 2017 at 2:04 pm × 0 comments

Timbers reporter Jamie Goldberg joins the guys to preview this weekend’s matchup against Portland. Plus Bedyoa’s position and recapping the loss in D.C.

Press Conference

Summary of Jim Curtin’s weekly press conference

by Adam Cann × on April 6, 2017 at 10:20 am × 31 comments

Jim Curtin talked about the importance of the Union’s upcoming three game homestand, tweaking the midfield shape, and juggling CJ Sapong and Jay Simpson in his midweek presser.