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Press Conference

Video and transcript of Jim Curtin’s weekly press conference

Video and transcript of Jim Curtin’s weekly press conference. Topics include the challenges of balancing lineup decisions given a week of vitally important games, how the news of the team’s search for a head coach affects him, and much more.

Match previews

Preview: Union vs New York Red Bulls

Coming off a midweek game, New York will play not to lose. Can the Union find a way through?

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MLS

Burgeoning MLS, social stances, and the labor situation

Earl Reed looks at how MLS can rise above the problems other major US sport leagues are facing.

All Three Points

All Three Points podcast: The rule of threes

It’s an historic day, dear listeners, for it is the first time the A3P podcast has been recorded following three consecutive wins! Somebody make a plaque.

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Fans' View

Fans’ View: Gold Stars and Silver Cups

Seth Finck is so excited by how the Union are doing he’s made a list of some of his favorite things the team has done on and off the field.

Daily news roundups

Sak says no manager decision, Curtin’s mentor, new deal for Gaddis, NYRB win sends Union to 6th

Sakiewicz says Union head coach search to resume after US Open final. Jim Curtin’s mentor. Gaddis has a new contract. Red Bulls win drops Union to sixth. More.

Union

Union announce new contract for Ray Gaddis

Ray Gaddis signs new contract that will see him remain with the Union through 2016.

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A View from Afar

They are who we thought they were, 2014 edition

This is the Philadelphia Union team we thought we’d see this year. Finally. PSP’s Dan Walsh lays it out.

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KYW Philly Soccer Show

KYW Philly Soccer Show: Jim Curtin

Union interim head coach Jim Curtin joins Greg and Eli to talk about the Union’s success in the counterattack, the resurgent play of Andrew Wenger and Ethan White, and more.

Analysis

Three questions ahead of NYRB and the U.S. Open Cup final

The Union are entering the most important home stretch in team history, beginning with two Eastern Conference six-pointers and the US Open Cup final in the span of a week. Kevin Kinkead asks who should start, who should come off the bench, and who should be rested.