Archive for November, 2009
The Union got who?
So, who are these guys? That was how many greeted Philadelphia Union’s expansion draft picks, and it wasn’t an unreasonable response. In a mostly nameless league – certainly in comparison to European leagues – most of the Union’s first eleven are no-namers even for Major League Soccer. That isn’t necessarily a bad thing though, if [...]
What’s new with the Full Men’s and U-17 US National Teams?
I was glad to see that Freddy Adu got a little playing time with Beleneses recently. Amazingly, even on this struggling team Freddy Adu can’t get solid playing time. He, DaMarcus Beasley, and any other Americans sitting on the bench might want to think about coming back to MLS for playing time. Robbie Findley has [...]
EPL Round-Up
Blackburn 0 – 0 Stoke City Fulham 1 – 1 Bolton Another anonymous game for Clint Dempsey in the Fulham midfield. Landon Donovan may be the consensus top U.S. player, but when Dempsey is in form, he lifts this Fulham team from mediocrity. He can do the same for the Americans in South Africa. Manchester [...]
Wonderland
via youtube.com In honor of the holiday weekend… Sad part is, these guys managed a draw with Portsmouth. Posted via web from The Philly Soccer Page
Anybody buying; anybody selling…Anybody ready to pick their seats?
Union season ticket holders have been waiting for some time to be able to choose their specific seats for the upcoming season. They may get to do so in time for Christmas. The team has targeted a mid-December start date to begin the seat selection process. Preceding this process will be the roll-out of their [...]
Meet your Philadelphia Union …
Philadelphia Union selected the following players in the expansion draft today: Brad Knighton (NE), Dave Myrie (CHI), Shavar Thomas (CDUSA), Jordan Harvey (COL), Shea Salinas (SJ), Stefani Miglioranzi (LA), Andrew Jacobson (DC), Nick Zimmerman (NY), Alejandro Moreno (CLB), and Sebastien Le Toux (SEA). Most notable picks: They went for Salinas over hometown favorite Bobby Convey, picking [...]
Philadelphia Independence name assistant GM, announce open tryouts
The Philadelphia Independence named former Washington Freedom executive Louise Waxler as their assistant general manager today. Waxler most recently served as the Freedom’s director of operations, and she managed team, venue and game day operations for the team. Additionally, the Freedom will hold open tryouts for prospective players Dec. 8-9. The sessions will take place at [...]
Portsmouth sack Paul Hart
Premier League bottom feeders Portsmouth have sacked manager Paul Hart. After missing out on 3 deserved points at Stoke on the weekend, Hart will not be in charge for this weeks visit from champions Manchester United. Former Chelsea coach, and current director of football at Portsmouth Avram Grant, is the odds on favorite for taking [...]
The Final Draw, Dec 4th 2009
Mark your calendar. The FIFA final card draw that decides the fate of 32 teams for next year’s world cup is being held in Cape Town, South Africa next Friday December 4th where fifa.com will host extensive live coverage of the event.The draw will attract millions of viewers from across the globe with high-profile celebrities, [...]
Come on you Royals!
Rants and raves (but mostly rants) about following a 2nd division team. Brendan Rodgers thanks the Reading faithful. Reading coach Brendan Rodgers called it “like winning the world cup” after Readingdefeated Blackpool 2-1 at the Madjeski on Saturday. Sure, Blackpool is off to a great start (4th in the league going into the weekend). And [...]
The US National Team in South Africa
What do you think is the best line up and formation for the US National Team this summer with Charlie Davies and Oguchi Onyewu not available? My take. Team Roster: Goalkeepers: Tim Howard, Brad Guzan, Marcus Hahnemann Defenders: Carlos Bocanegra, Jonathan Spector, Steve Cherundolo, Jay Demerit, Edgar Castillo, Chad Marshall, Jonathan Bornstein, Frankie Hejduk Midfielders: [...]
Expansion draft targets for the Union
A former 18-goal scorer, a U.S. national team starter and the MLS Cup’s game winner are among the unprotected players available to Philadelphia Union in Wednesday’s expansion draft. Here’s a list of the most notable, followed by my predicted picks. Chivas USA: striker Eduardo Lillingston, who led Chivas with eight goals before getting stapled to [...]
MLS releases protected lists for expansion draft
Major League Soccer released the protected lists of all 15 MLS teams. You can read the full list here. I’m still going through the list. Expect a follow-up post in the next hour or so detailing some of the notable names available, such as Real Salt Lake midfielder Robbie Russell, whose penalty kick won his [...]
Wigan players to fans: "Our bad."
via i.telegraph.co.uk Wigan Athletic center back Titus Bramble shows where the ball ended up every time Jermain Defoe beat him on Sunday A large contingent of Wigan faithful traveled to White Hart Lane to watch their beloved boys in blue (actually, they wore day-glo orange) deal a blow to Tottenham’s hopes of finishing in the [...]
Casa Soccer League weekend roundup
Saturday’s matches in the Casa Soccer League‘s Primera division set up a nail-biting final week to the season, with almost every game having playoff or relegation implications. Week 8 saw first place West Philly FC and 2nd place Deportivo Arsenal fail to pick up maximum points. West Philly narrowly fell to newly promoted Penn United [...]
MLS expansion draft protection lists due today
Philadelphia Union will find out today who’s available in Wednesday’s expansion draft. Teams have till 3 p.m. today to provide their protected player lists to league officials. A brief, half-day trade window closes at noon today. Once we have the protected lists – they’ll hopefully be made public today – we’ll post them here and then [...]
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Union: Mwanga in England, will return February 6
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Footy on the Telly, Jan. 27 – Jan. 30
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KYW Philly Soccer Show: ASG, Le Toux and Chalupny
January 27, 2012 10:01 -
Coyle cold on Le Toux? Mwanga training with Aston Villa, more news
January 27, 2012 10:01 -
Gomez was good, US didn’t push him
January 26, 2012 11:01
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sieve!:
I was thinking about our deal with Saparrisa. Would it be possible to loan them -
Eli:
You make it so hard to root for you sometimes. Are you saying that you honest -
Los117:
What do you mean there is no doubt on his skill set...I completely doubt Mwanga' -
James:
Personally I'd be upset if we sold Mwanga instead of Le Toux. Mwanga is 20 with -
Ed Farnsworth:
It is but I didn't want to jinx anything by listing it!
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