When the MLS and the Players Union meet this week to resume contract negotiations they will be joined by George H. Cohen, director of the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service. ESPN discusses this possible “glimmer of hope.” Peter Nowak discusses the upcoming third stage of pre-season training. Focusing on tactics, […]
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Union win friendly 1-0
Philadelphia Union topped the University of Guadalajara 1-0 Tuesday on a second half goal from Fred. Temple University product J.T. Noone assisted on Fred’s goal in the 65th minute with a long setup pass, bolstering Noone’s hopes of making the team as an undrafted trialist. Fred scored from the left […]
Daily news roundup
The Harrisburg Patriot-News has more on the Union’s partnership with the USL-2 Harrisburg City Islanders here and here. (And no, we’re not just linking there because they gave us a great shout-out. But … it didn’t hurt.) You can also see some City Islanders videos here. Great quote from Union CEO Nick […]
Union "friendly" ends in near-brawl
Philadelphia Union lost an exhibition match that ended 12 minutes early Thursday to avoid an all-out brawl. Three Union players were sent off in the club’s 3-1 loss to the Atlas U-20 squad, while Atlas saw two players ejected. Few details beyond that were available from the match in Guadalajara, […]
Daily news roundup
Major League Soccer’s collective bargaining agreement expired last night. Still no strike. Goal.com has a look ahead at what happens next, and Soccer America has a solid read as well. The Harrisburg Patriot has a brief Q & A with goalkeeper Sam Bishop, who’s in camp with Philadelphia Union. Should Charlie Davies’ […]
Daily news roundup
Chester Mayor Wendell Butler gave his State of the City address, which you can read here. Obviously, there’s plenty referring to Philadelphia Union. Soccer America dives a little deeper into the PR spin jobs slipping out of Major League Soccer’s labor dispute. Soccer 365 looks at the Kevin Hartman situation in […]