Archive for March, 2014

Union / USMNT

Edu receives USA callup for Mexico friendly

Union’s Maurice Edu called up for the USA friendly against Mexico on April 2, will depart for training camp on Sunday.

KYW Philly Soccer Show

KYW Philly Soccer Show: Leo Fernandes

Greg and Eli are joined by Union midfielder Leo Fernandes, who talks about the hard work he put in during the offseason and the chemistry he’s shown on field with his teammates, particularly with Sebastien Le Toux

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Fans' View

Fans’ view: Take a hit, fall in love

If love is like a drug, the 2014 Union might be turning Seth Finck into an addict.

US World Cup History

The US and the 1934 World Cup

The 1934 US World Cup team had a Philadelphia manager and coach and also included five players from the Philadelphia German Americans ASL team.

Daily news roundups

Injury updates, preventables & execution, other Union press conference notes, more news

Notes from John Hackworth’s weekly Union press conference. How Fernandes readied for the new season. More news.

Press Conference

Transcript and video from John Hackworth’s weekly press conference

John Hackworth discusses what went wrong in Columbus, the team’s injury status and related player selection issues, looks ahead to Montreal, and much more.

Featured / Union

The Union’s co[l]itis attack, and other early season surprises

PSP’s Dan Walsh was surprised to find the Union-Crew game unavailable on Match Day Live. When he found out why, it was just one of the surprises from the first three weeks of the Union season.

All Three Points

All Three Points podcast: Starting with the men in the middle

Chris and Jeremy review the Union’s performance three games into the new season.

Daily news roundups

Fernandes & Gaddis named to TOW, more Union & league news, further FIFA follies

Leo and Ray named to SI’s Team of the Week. Power Rankings. More Union and league news. FIFA: the fun never stops. More news.

Player ratings

Player ratings & analysis: Crew 2-1 Union

Good teams take positives from losses. Luckily for the Union, there were plenty of positives in Saturday’s loss to the Crew.