The Philadelphia Spartans were the city’s first major league professional soccer team. Steve Holroyd recounts their story, from inception to demise.
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Finally, a Union rumor! And another American teen sensation may be on his way to a Bundesliga powerhouse.
Goodbye to you, 2017
As some of our readers might say, it’s been a long season, but maybe this year (2018) will be better than the last. PSP’s Dan Walsh hopes so, and he takes stock of the year that was and the year that will be.
PSP’s Plays of the Year
It may have been a tough season overall for Philadelphia Union, but the team provided fans with some spectacular moments. PSP videographer Ryan Griffith picked out some of the top plays of the year in this collection of video highlights.

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