Post Tagged with: "Philadelphia soccer"

Daily news roundups / Featured

No Cannavaro, “No” to Rossi, US begins training

Cannavaro signs with Al Ahli in Dubai (boo!), Guiseppe Rossi dropped from Italy squad (yea!), US players will share in largest bonus in World Cup history if they win the final, Germans prefer World Cup to sex and more morning news.

Featured / Independence / Indy match reports

Independence 3-1 victory over Washington Freedom

The Independence move into third place in the WPS as Rodriguez, Falk and Sanderson put Philadelphia ahead of Washington in the team’s first win of the season.

Daily news roundups

In Seitz he trusts

Nowak trusts Seitz, some Red Bulls news, Bocanegra and Onyewu on the mend, soccer sex scandal in France, and more morning news.

Daily news roundups

Toronto’s mayor is nervous, TFC fans “antsy”

The beginning of Toronto FC’s season has been so bad that even the mayor is nervous and the team’s supporters are “getting antsy.” This morning’s roundup of Philly soccer news and more ahead of a very possible first road win for the Union.

Daily news roundups / Featured

Valencia trip to Philly in doubt and other news

The Union friendly with Valencia may be in doubt, Nowak and Ljungberg continue their war of words, the Independence announce their final roster, new FIFA rankings and more morning news.

Featured / Philadelphia Soccer History

The Philadelphia Phillies & early Philly soccer history

With the approach of the opening of the Major League Baseball and the recent debut of the Philadelphia Union, the PSP takes a look at the connection between baseball and soccer in Philadelphia soccer history and recounts the story of the Philadelphia Phillies’ short-lived soccer team of 1894.

Daily news roundups / Featured

Danny Szetela on trial with the Union, more news

Danny Szetela on trial with the Union, Independence media deal, dog bites Maradona, groovy video, and more morning soccer news

Independence / Indy match reports

Scoreless draw in Independence preseason match

With five players away on international duty the Philadelphia Independence have a scoreless draw against the Washington Freedom. Final roster will be made on March 31 with last preseason match against Penn State on April 1 ahead of April 11 season opener.

Featured / MLS

The new deal

The actual nuts-and-bolts of Major League Soccer’s new collective bargaining agreement, a look at who won and who lost, and a round-up of the most readable CBA stories around the web.

Independence / Indy match reports

Independence tops NCAA national champs

With their squad strengthened by the return of players from International duty, the Philadelphia Independence handily defeated NCAA national champs UNC 3-0.