A View from Afar
by Dan Walsh × on August 16, 2016 at 10:00 am ×
They signed their highest paid player ever — and he looks to deserve it — and their first truly homegrown player, and they returned to form and showed they are a legitimate MLS Cup contender. PSP’s Dan Walsh lays it out.
Daily news roundups
Blake and Rosenberry unscathed in All Star starts. Union readying for RSL. Nor’easters host PDL semis on Saturday. LVU U-18s advance to national semis. More news.
KYW Philly Soccer Show
Greg and Mike are joined by Union technical director Chris Albright to talk about the signing of Derrick Jones and the summer transfer window.
Daily news roundups
Highlights from Curtin’s weekly press conference and other Union news. MLS All-Stars face Arsenal tonight. Results for local teams at US Youth Soccer national championships. More.
Daily news roundups
Jones first homegrown to to take “Path to the Pros” through Union Academy, Bethlehem, to the Union. Other Union news and more.
Signing News
The former Junior Lone Star and Philadelphia Union Academy, and first-ever Bethlehem Steel signing, is the Union’s first Homegrown signing since 2012.
USL Match report
An early Derrick Jones goal wasn’t enough to hold off a Rochester team that responded well in a battle of tactical smarts and excellent game plans.
Daily news roundups
Union look to reach USOC semis for fourth time in five years. Pappas fired after guilty plea for fraud. Reading and Ocean City advance to PDL Eastern Conference semis. More news.
Postgame
Video and transcript of Jim Curtin’s postgame press conference. Remarks from Derrick Jones, Cole Missimo, John McCarthy and Ray Gaddis. Alan Pardew’s postgame remarks.
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