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One defensive lapse aside, the US could not have asked for a much better result.
Despite the big city, Philadelphia Union operate as a small market team. Here’s where they fall into the grand scheme of things in MLS, along with evaluations of every other MLS club as well and how this status affects everything the team does. After readers’ requests for this post, here you go.
Philadelphia born defender Chris Williams, who played with Ocean City Barons, Philadelphia KiXX, as well as in Vietnam’s top flight before joining NASL’s San Antonio Scorpion’s, retires from the game.
A goal and an assist against RSL was capped off by a performance against Houston that was one of the few bright spots of the game.
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While the shellacking of Guatemala may have put visions of sugar plums in many fans’ heads, tournament soccer is a different animal than international friendlies, even against the likes of Belize.
Sebastien Le Toux and Abby Wambach have been great role models for at least one young girl. (She apparently named her hermit crab Seba!)
With all four strikers on the pitch from the opening whistle, the Union had no answer once Houston scored the inevitable opener.
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