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Match Report: Philadelphia Union 1-0 Chicago Fire

The 1-0 scoreline of the Union’s victory over Chicago flatters the visitors, who were soundly beaten on Saturday night.

Preview: Union vs Chicago Fire

Can the Union get the swagger back against Chicago?

Analysis & player ratings: Union 1-0 Fire

The Union managed to steal three points in Chicago, but outside of Zac MacMath, Jack McInerney and Sebastien Le Toux’s pinpoint delivery, there were precious few positives.

Match report: Philadelphia Union 1-0 Chicago Fire

Zac MacMath stonewalled the Fire until Jack McInerney and Sebastien Le Toux could steal all three points for the visitors. PSP has a match report, stats and video highlights.

Preview: Union at Chicago

The Union have been a counterattacking team on the road in 2013. Can they revert to a less possession-based style at Chicago without sacrificing the improved fluidity seen against Seattle?

Soumare could start vs. Chicago

The former all-star looks set to replace injured center back Jeff Parke in Saturday’s nationally televised game. “My expectation is that he makes the most of this,” Union manager John Hackworth said.

UPDATED with quotes from Soumare.

Union salary breakdown: Steals, deals & … trades?

PSP analyzes Philadelphia Union’s salary breakdown and identifies the steals (like Ray Gaddis, pictured), veteran bargains, surprises, and winner of the Juan Diego Gonzalez Award. Also, we take a look at several potential trade scenarios for Bakary Soumare.

How the Eastern Conference stacks up so far

A whopping 11 percent of the season is in the books. Dan Walsh looks at how teams in the Eastern Conference have performed, what they’re missing, and their outlook, to provide some context to the Union’s start to 2013.

Soumare asks Union to trade him

Philadelphia Union center back Bakary Soumare has asked the Union to trade him. Soumare talked to PSP from Bamako, Mali, while on international duty.

2013 Eastern Conference preview

PSP’s Eastern Conference preview looks at each club and how the Union match up against them. In the end, PSP picks Michael Farfan and the Union to finish … well, click on to read more.