Archive for February, 2010

Four laugh out loud soccer books
Culture / Soccer Books

Four laugh out loud soccer books

I love reading about soccer. There are team histories, histories of the game (my personal favorite), statistical almanacs, encyclopedias, coaching guides, photo books and a gazillion, mostly ghostwritten, memoirs, not to mention scores of magazines and countless websites and blogs. While the majority of these reads probably originate in Britain […]

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The MLS Players contract expires today. We will be posting updates as information becomes available. Keep your fingers crossed. Former New York MetroStars coach Octavio Zambrano recalls how then general manager and CEO  of the MetroStars and current Philadelphia Union CEO Nick Sakiewicz gave him full responsibility on player personnel. […]

USA 2-1 El Salvador – A Few Thoughts
USMNT / World Cup

USA 2-1 El Salvador – A Few Thoughts

If you are only a casual USMNT fan, you might be forgiven if you forgot this game was happening. In fact, many hardcore fans have questioned the real value of this fixture. The fact is, though, that there are still a good 5-6 spots on the World Cup roster still up […]

Union and PPL EnergyPlus announce stadium name
Union

Union and PPL EnergyPlus announce stadium name

And the winner is . . . PPL Park. At noon today, the Philadelphia Union and PPL EnergyPlus formally announced an 11 year and nearly $20m stadium naming rights deal. As part of the deal, PPL EnergyPlus will be the Union’s exclusive energy provider. According to a press release from […]

Wonderland

Wonderland

It’s cars. Playing soccer. Shout out to Ben for passing this along.

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Philadelphia Union tickets will go on sale to the general public starting at 10 a.m. on March 3. South Philadelphia Soccer Club wins $1000 cash giveaway from Sunbelt Snacks. Representatives from MLS and the Players Union failed to meet on Tuesday, two days before the current contract extension is set […]

USMNT

USA v El Salvador preview

The US plays El Salvador this Wednesday at 7pm Eastern Time. The game will be available on ESPN Classic and Galavision. This game will not feature many of the potential US World Cup squad, however, there are many bubble battlers who are looking to sneak onto the World Cup roster. […]

Possible future national team star
USMNT / World Cup

Possible future national team star

Luis Gil, who recently played quite well in the U-17 World Cup, has decided to sign with MLS. Although Kansas City got him in a lottery earlier today, he has special considerations in his contract that could take him to Seattle, Real Salt Lake, or possibly another team. After hearing […]

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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 […]

US Players Struggling to get to the World Cup
USMNT / World Cup / World Cup - International

US Players Struggling to get to the World Cup

Charlie Davies gave an interview and was seen greeting his teammates at Sochaux in France. He is apparently running and finished with his surgeries. He says that he expects to be able to resume training within a month. It would then take him probably another month before he could step […]