Clint Dempsey injured his knee recently and many fans including myself will be holding their breath until news of the severity is shared later today. Hopefully Dempsey won’t be out too long, and from the early indications I can’t see this keeping him out of the World Cup. We’ll see […]
Tag: MLS
A look at Union Jack (and other news of the day)
News of the day: Soccer America takes a closer look at Philadelphia Union’s Jack McInerney, the youngest player picked in Thursday’s draft. Soccer by Ives grades Thursday’s WPS draft in Philadelphia. The Philadelphia Independence apparently don’t do well on quizzes. A nice wrap-up of the past week’s NSCAA convention here in […]
Samuel Dalembert, The Union's Biggest Fan
ESPN.com covered the 2009 MLS Superdraft from the floor and has uploaded some interviews to their site. 76ers 6’11” center Samuel Dalembert was in attendance at the draft, complete with a Union scarf. Dalembert was born in Port-au-Prince, Haiti and has been doing work to raise awareness after the earthquake, but […]
Orozco linked to Union
American defender Michael Orozco has been linked to Philadelphia Union after breaking his contract with San Luis of Mexico’s Primera division. Orozco, 23, had been starting for the team but was released from his contract so he could join Philadelphia, according to a report today by Univision. He can play […]
The MLS Superdraft, brought to you by the USL
Though many articles will be written about the Philadelphia Union, the 2009 MLS Superdraft, and the players fortunate enough to be selected in one of the draft’s 4 rounds, few people will include this stunning fact: Of the 64 players selected on Thursday, 48 of them have played in a […]
Union trade for another 1st round pick
Philadelphia Union acquired the No. 6 pick in today’s draft by sending allocation money to Dallas. The deal gives the Union three of the draft’s top seven picks and is the club’s second trade in the last 24 hours. “The opportunity to move up and select another player who we […]