MLS officials and players agreed to extend collective bargaining negotiations until Feb. 25 due to massive snowfall. Can Union manager Peter Nowak match Sigi Schmid and Bob Bradley for best expansion team results? Soccer America asks the question all Union fans want to know. Naturally, they don’t really answer it. […]
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Independence pass on Marta, other morning news
The Philadelphia Independence passed on the world’s best female player in the WPS dispersal draft. Instead, Marta goes to the San Francisco Bay area, while the Independence took goalkeeper Karina LeBlanc, who led the league in clean sheets last year. Marta may make a lot of money, but something tells […]
Union schedule: no weekend home games in prime time?
Two home games in three months. Not one weekend home game in prime time. Gah. Philadelphia Union will start the season in a way that probably should earn the team the nickname of Wanderers or Rovers, instead of the Snakes that I’d been thinking of them as. They’ll go to […]
Union start camp in N.C., other news of the day
Philadelphia Union started spring training in Greensboro, N.C. on Monday. Check out these photos, courtesy of the Carolina Dynamo. The Union’s Alejandro Moreno nearly scored for Venezuela in a scoreless draw today against Japan. More on Philadelphia Union’s stadium rights deal, which still isn’t official. News from the rivals: D.C. United […]
Daily news roundup
Philadelphia Union’s Sebastien Le Toux named one of 20 best USL players ever by the league. ESPN releases its TV schedule for the World Cup. Every match will be aired live, with and there will be more coverage than ever before. To give you some perspective, not only will the U.S. vs. England – and […]
Union draft Mwanga, Okugo, McInerney, Stahl
Philadelphia Union selected Oregon State forward Danny Mwanga today with the first pick in the MLS Superdraft in Philadelphia. The Union followed that by taking UCLA midfielder Amobi Okugo and U-17 international Jack McInerney with the sixth and seventh picks, acquired via trades in the last day. Then Philadelphia used […]