All draft, all the time, as Philadelphia spent Thursday as the center of the American soccer world: Soccer America wraps up yesterday’s MLS amateur draft. For a full list of those drafted, click here. ESPN’s Jeff Carlisle breaks down each first round pick. For the local wraps, check out the […]
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New Wonderland
Oregon State has a pretty good State of the Program video… because Danny Mwanga is a pretty good player. The first minute features two Mwanga highlights; check out his speed in the first one and the technique on display in the second. So the Philadelphia Union will build their attack […]
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 […]
Mwanga signs with Union, report says
Oregon State forward Danny Mwanga has signed a contract with Philadelphia Union, securing his place as the No. 1 pick in Thursday’s MLS draft, ESPN reported today. The Union have yet to confirm the signing, and Union CEO Nick Sakiewicz refused to divulge the team’s planned draft pick to the […]
Philly included in World Cup bids
Philadelphia made the final cut for the United States’ bid to host the World Cup in 2018 or 2022. The USA Bid Committee narrowed down its cities to 18 today, the second set of cuts that brought it down from the original 58. Along with Philadelphia, the cities to make […]
Daily news roundup
Philadelphia Union aren’t revealing yet who they’ll pick with the first pick in Thursday’s draft, the Philadelphia Daily News reports. Danny Mwanga appears to be the favorite, but Peter Nowak and company have surprised before. (See expansion draft.) News from the rivals: A searing take from the hometown paper on […]