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Philadelphia advances in the CCL, Championship win for Middlesbrough

March 15, 2023 by US Soccer Players

Philadelphia advances in the CCL, Championship win for Middlesbrough

Wednesday's soccer news starts in the Concacaf Champions League, where Philadelphia advanced 4-0 on the night and by the same score on aggregate over Alianza. Playing a man up from the 40th minute, the Union's Damion Lowe scored a minute into stoppage time at Subaru Park. Daniel Gazdag converted a 62nd minute penalty and Andres Perea added goals in the 81st and 84th minutes. Philadelphia . . .

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Filed Under: 2026 World Cup, Featured, MLS, Soccer News, Soccer News Update, USMNT Players in Europe Tagged With: austin fc, club world cup, concacaf, concacaf champions league, fifa, Philadelphia Union

Which story will Philadelphia vs Cincinnati tell in the Eastern Conference semifinals?

October 19, 2022 by Jason Davis

Which story will Philadelphia vs Cincinnati tell in the Eastern Conference semifinals?

By Jason Davis – WASHINGTON, DC (Oct 14, 2022) US Soccer Players - If FC Cincinnati's visit to Philadelphia to take on the Union in the Eastern Conference semifinals was a popcorn flick penned by a screenwriter at a big studio, the student-teacher trope would be central to the story. The match-up of the 5th-seed and the conference's top team provides two different student-teacher dynamics. That's . . .

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Filed Under: Featured, MLS, Soccer News, Top Posts Tagged With: 2022 mls playoffs, fc cincinnati, Philadelphia Union

Considering all of the factors for Coach of the Year in MLS

October 5, 2022 by Jason Davis

Considering all of the factors for Coach of the Year in MLS

By Jason Davis – WASHINGTON, DC (Oct 5, 2022) US Soccer Players - The choice for the 2022 Sigi Schmid Coach of the Year Award in Major League Soccer may seem obvious. It's just that the choice is not always the same, depending on who you happen to ask. The 2022 MLS season delivered exceptional campaigns by a handful of teams. Some of those met or slightly exceeded expectations. Some far . . .

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Filed Under: Featured, MLS, Soccer News, Top Posts Tagged With: 2022 mls season, austin fc, cf montreal, fc cincinnati, lafc, Philadelphia Union

The Philadelphia Union is showing how to balance a roster in 2022

October 3, 2022 by Clemente Lisi

The Philadelphia Union is showing how to balance a roster in 2022

By Clemente Lisi – NEW YORK, NY (Oct 3, 2022) US Soccer Players – The battle for the Supporters' Shield for much of the season has pitted Los Angeles FC against the Philadelphia Union. LAFC won it on Sunday thanks to a dramatic 2-1 win against the Portland Timbers, buoyed by its star-studded roster. Across the country, the Union, a side without the same level of international stars, relies on a . . .

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Filed Under: Featured, MLS, Soccer News, Top Posts Tagged With: 2022 mls season, Philadelphia Union

Maurice Edu on the Eastern Conference and Toronto’s changes

July 29, 2022 by Jason Davis

Maurice Edu on the Eastern Conference and Toronto’s changes

By Jason Davis – WASHINGTON, DC (July 29, 2022) US Soccer Players - Two-thirds through the regular season schedule, a pair of elite teams have emerged in the quest for 1st-place in the Eastern Conference and a shot at the Supporters' Shield. The standings tell the tale: At the top of the East sit the Philadelphia Union and New York City FC, by any measure the two best teams in the . . .

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Filed Under: Featured, MLS, Soccer News, Top Posts Tagged With: 2022 mls season, Philadelphia Union, toronto fc

The Union and NYCFC build an MLS rivalry

June 29, 2022 by Jason Davis

The Union and NYCFC build an MLS rivalry

By Jason Davis – WASHINGTON, DC (June 29, 2022) US Soccer Players - Major League Soccer loves a good rivalry. Check that. MLS loves any rivalry, even ones that might not be immediately apparent. MLS decided long ago that pushing rivalry was a winning marketing strategy. Rivalry can come from nearly anything, but geography is the most common variable at play. Put a couple of teams on a soccer field . . .

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Filed Under: Featured, MLS, Top Posts Tagged With: 2022 mls season, nycfc, Philadelphia Union

Figuring out how to score goals in MLS

June 24, 2022 by Jason Davis

Figuring out how to score goals in MLS

By Jason Davis – WASHINGTON, DC (June 24, 2022) US Soccer Players - With more than half the regular season still to play and the secondary transfer window set to open on July 7, every club in MLS still believes it has a shot at glory. This is Major League Soccer. There's no reason to think that things can't change, and quickly. The question of how to get better is ever-present, even for the . . .

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Filed Under: Featured, MLS, Soccer News, Top Posts Tagged With: 2022 mls season, colorado rapids, columbus crew, minnesota united, Philadelphia Union

Philadelphia’s start speaks to what the club does right

April 15, 2022 by Jason Davis

Philadelphia’s start speaks to what the club does right

By Jason Davis – WASHINGTON, DC (Apr 15, 2022) US Soccer Players - The Philadelphia Union stands alone going into the seventh full weekend of the 2022 MLS season. Jim Curtin's Eastern Conference outfit is the lone remaining unbeaten team heading into a weekend match-up with Toronto FC at BMO Field on Saturday. Philadelphia's success is most often attributed to its smart, team-focused approach . . .

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Filed Under: Featured, MLS, Soccer News, Top Posts Tagged With: 2022 mls season, Philadelphia Union

The Philadelphia Union may already be that team

March 25, 2022 by Jason Davis

By Jason Davis – WASHINGTON, DC (Mar 25, 2022) US Soccer Players - Is the Philadelphia Union the best team in Major League Soccer? The club certainly has an argument in the early stages of the 2022 MLS season. Through four weeks, the Union sits atop the standings in the Eastern Conference with an unbeaten record and a +5 goal differential. Only LAFC and Real Salt Lake can match the Union for . . .

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Filed Under: Featured, MLS, Soccer News, Top Posts Tagged With: 2022 mls season, Philadelphia Union

The next phase of the Philadelphia Union project

February 24, 2022 by Charles Boehm

The next phase of the Philadelphia Union project

By Charles Boehm – WASHINGTON, DC (Feb 24, 2022) US Soccer Players - As season openers loom, coaches and fan bases around MLS tend to engage in roster arithmetic. How much talent and productivity is gone? What reinforcements have arrived? What missing pieces must still be added to the equation? Usually, the sight of both a club's leading scorer, as well as its second-leading assist-getter, . . .

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Filed Under: Featured, MLS, Soccer News, Top Posts Tagged With: 2022 mls season, Philadelphia Union

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MLS returns to All-Stars vs club in 2023

MLS returns to All-Stars vs club in 2023

By Jason Davis

Jason Davis on what Major League Soccer’s All-Star Game represents with MLS announcing Arsenal as the opponent for the 2023 edition.

The USMNT returns to the Caribbean

The USMNT returns to the Caribbean

By Charles Boehm

Charles Boehm previews the Grenada vs USMNT 2022-23 Concacaf Nations League A group D game with a broader take on getting road results.

League A and beyond in the Concacaf Nations League

League A and beyond in the Concacaf Nations League

By Jason Davis

Jason Davis takes a wider look at the Concacaf Nations League as the group stages play out beginning on Thursday in the March window.

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