The Philly Soccer Page

KYW Philly Soccer Show: The strong start continues

by Ed Farnsworth × on March 19, 2014 at 3:54 pm × 1 comment

Greg and Mike are joined by philly.com’s Jonathan Tannenwald to talk about the Union’s strong start to the season after Saturday’s win over New England.

Featured

Bricks, glass, soccer, life

by Dan Walsh × on March 19, 2014 at 11:00 am × 11 comments

Two bricks shattered one PSP writer’s night this past weekend. What happened next drew lines between the soccer world and the rest of his world. Take a read.

Tactics Talk

Tweaking tactics: Heaps at the half

by Adam Cann × on March 19, 2014 at 10:50 am × 9 comments

John Hackworth got his tactics right for a second straight match, but Jay Heaps’ halftime response was spot on and took the wind out of the Union’s sails.

US World Cup History

The US at the 1930 World Cup

by Ed Farnsworth × on March 19, 2014 at 10:30 am × 7 comments

We continue our series on the US at the World Cup with a look at the first World Cup in 1930, where the Bert Patenaude scored the first hat trick in World Cup history and the US finished the tournament in third place.

Daily news roundups

Amobi mic’d up, more Union props, Green commits to Red, White, & Blue, more news

by Ed Farnsworth × on March 19, 2014 at 10:22 am × 10 comments

Amobi Okugo is mic’d up in new video. More weekly honors for Union players. Julian Green commits to the US. Latest on latest Jack Warner-2022 WC bribery allegations. More news.

Analysis

Plenty for Union to work on after promising start

by Earl Reed × on March 18, 2014 at 11:30 am × 3 comments

PSP’s Earl Reed looks at where Philadelphia Union can improve after a good start to the season.

Photo essays

In pictures: Union 1-0 Revolution

by Paul Rudderow × on March 18, 2014 at 11:00 am × 4 comments

PSP photographer Paul Rudderow presents his look at the Union’s 2014 home opener.

Harrisburg City Islanders

Harrisburg City Islanders preseason news and notes

by Sam Hershey × on March 18, 2014 at 10:45 am × 0 comments

We are happy begin our coverage of Harrisburg City Islanders 2014 season, courtesy of new PSP contributor Sam Hershey.

Daily news roundups

Edu, Okugo, Fernandes make TOW lists, vote MacMath, power rankings surge, Le Touch, more

by Ed Farnsworth × on March 18, 2014 at 10:30 am × 14 comments

Union players make Team of the Week lists as team surges up power rankings. Le Toux has Le Touch in home openers. Another Jack Warner bribery report. More.

Player ratings

Analysis & player ratings: Union 1-0 Revs

by Eli Pearlman-Storch × on March 17, 2014 at 11:00 am × 73 comments

The Union have never played a better half than they played in the first half of their 1-0 win over New England on Saturday.