Philadelphia Union made Chris Seitz and Fred available for the first MLS re-entry draft next week, meaning each could be playing for a new team next season. PSP has the breakdown and a look at who’s available to the Union in this MLS version of free agency.
A leader in Philadelphia’s effort to host World Cup games sits in for this week’s podcast to talk about Thursday’s awarding of the 2022 World Cup to Qatar. Greg and Dan also share conspiracy theories — errr, analysis — about the bids and then move on to talk about Philadelphia Union’s offseason personnel moves.
A roundup of reaction to Qatar’s winning 2022 World Cup bid, more Qatar fun facts, Okugo and McInerney in Generation Adidas win over Real Madrid reserves and your weekend soccer listings
Juan Diego Gonzalez quickly showed he was a solid starting center back, but do his high salary and Michael Orozco Fiscal’s emergence make him surplus? PSP has a look in our season review on Gonzalez.
The US and the World awaits this morning’s announcement of who will host the 2018 and 2022 World Cup tournaments. The US bid delegation made its final presentation to mixed reviews. With the “legacy” question looming over the US bid, the Qatar bid has become the bookmakers’ favorite. That and a sprinkling of more news for this Thursday morn.
Many thought Kyle Nakazawa would be on the wrong side of the expansion draft protected list, but the Union made it clear how much they value their young attacking midfielder when the big moment came. Nakazawa talks to PSP about his first season and the type of player he wants to be next year.