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Cory Burke out at least three months due to visa complications

by Nick Fishman × on May 3, 2019 at 3:06 pm × 18 comments

Sporting Director Ernst Tanner revealed the Union will be without forward Cory Burke for the foreseeable future.

Alejandro Bedoya and the 4-4-2 diamond are a perfect match

by Nick Fishman × on April 10, 2019 at 11:30 am × 5 comments

The Union’s captain isn’t the most heralded player on the team, but he may be their most important. Now, he’s in a position to maximize his talent.

Daily news roundups

News roundup: USMNT draw with Chile, Sky Blue updates, Ernst Tanner tailgating

by John Osborn × on March 27, 2019 at 10:47 am × 8 comments

Plus Union/USL updates, Louis van Gaal interview, changing women’s landscape, more.

Analysis / Philadelphia Union II

Bethlehem’s teenage internationals

by Tim Jones × on March 20, 2019 at 9:45 am × 7 comments

Bethlehem Steel are not the first player development side to implement a thorough-going youth movement. They are the first to rely heavily on teenage international players. They have six such among their total of nine international players.

Breaking News / Signing News

Breaking: Philadelphia Union acquire midfielder Jamiro Monteiro

by Nick Fishman × on March 5, 2019 at 5:57 pm × 27 comments

The Union announced the acquisition of midfielder Jamiro Monteiro on loan from French side FC Metz.

Daily news roundups

News roundup: the 2019 season begins tomorrow, last minute Steel signings and lots of MLS Cup predictions

by Sara Griswold × on March 1, 2019 at 9:31 am × 2 comments

It’s the last day before the 2019 season begins and soccer experts around the world have been sharing their predictions for the upcoming season.

Roundtable / Season Previews / Union

Season preview: 2019 Philadephia Union roundtable

by The Philly Soccer Page × on February 28, 2019 at 11:45 am × 7 comments

PSP’s contributors discuss the new-look Union heading into the 2019 season.

A View from Afar / Season Previews

The Negadelphian’s Guide to the Union in 2019

by Dan Walsh × on February 28, 2019 at 11:00 am × 13 comments

Have the Union traded one European GM’s tactical dogmatism for another’s? Can their fullbacks pull off a 4-4-2 diamond? Where do Picault, Accam and Ilsinho fit in? And what’s with the guys from Germanic lower divisions? PSP’s Dan Walsh poses eight key questions, plus a theory about how the Union ripped off Chicago in the Sapong trade.