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Match previews

Match preview: Union vs Toronto FC

The defending Eastern Conference champions come to Chester looking for their first win of the season as the Union try to show they can compete with the team that exposed them last season.

Players to watch / Union

Players to watch: Players we watched

PSP identified five Union Players to Watch in our season preview. PSP’s Chris Gibbons takes a look at how those five players showed in the team’s opener.

SEBA Projections

Updated MLS SEBA projections through March 5

Updated SEBA rankings & projections through March 5th, 2017

Daily news roundups

News roundup: Mad Beatz and other gifts from the sky

Garber visits Philly, Mad Beatz at the stadium, LA goes after Zlatan, more news.

Commentary

Against odds, a good start for the Union

Everything pointed to a loss until, suddenly, it didn’t. Peter Andrews provides his perspective from Vancouver on the Union’s season-opening draw.

Player of the Week

Player of the week: Derrick Jones

There was a lot placed on the shoulders of a homegrown player making his professional debut. No one could have expected a performance like this. Derrick Jones is PSP’s player of the week.

Fans' View

Fans’ View: First Kick to Pfeffer

High school soccer player Collin Deckert shares his experience about what it’s like to be a kid opening an MLS game on the field at Talen Energy Stadium.

Daily news roundups

News roundup: Garber tours Philly, USWNT fall, Jones praised, more

Garber praises the Union Academy, USWNT fall 3-0 to France, Derrick Jones gets more praise, and the rest of the day’s news.

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Tactical Analysis

Post-match analysis: Whitecaps 0-0 Union

The Union put in a strong performance that indicates they can find success on the road, but their lack of big chances leaves questions about the attack unanswered. Adam Cann dives in with about as thorough an analysis as you’re ever going to read.

Philadelphia Union II

USL hybrids, profits and imitating baseball

As professional soccer evolves in the United States, it has begun to imitate the oldest of American pro sports. PSP’s Tim Jones explains.